The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities as they were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and hypertension developed due to his military service, while the peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities was determined to have developed as a result of his already diagnosed diabetes mellitus, which was not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041395
What this means for you
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