The Veteran's service connection for a left intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma was granted, while the claim for arthritis in multiple joints was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was reasonable doubt regarding the Veteran's exposure to toxins during his service and resolved it in favor of granting service connection for the vestibular schwannoma. However, the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's arthritis and his active service or any other service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in multiple joints, left intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050826
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied service connection for arthritis in multiple joints. The claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of TDIU and service connection for arthritis in multiple joints due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's employment history and the need for further medical examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, and the claim for arthritis in multiple joints is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis in multiple joints, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to an in-service injury or disease. The Board noted that arthritis did not manifest within one year of separation from service.
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