The Board granted service connection for polycythemia vera, to include as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and granted a TDIU prior to September 11, 2024. The initial disability ratings in excess of 60 percent for the heart condition and a compensable rating for the chest scar were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the heart condition or a compensable rating for the chest scar, but it supported service connection for polycythemia vera due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, Status post infarction, heart attack, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), Heart disability, Polycythemia vera, Chest scar
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049247
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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