The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including stomach disability, fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, left shoulder disability, residuals of fractured right middle finger, and right hip disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for shin splints, allergic rhinitis with history of sinusitis, post operative turbinate reduction, and residual scar of ganglion cyst removal.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disability, disability manifested by fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, left shoulder disability, residuals of fractured right middle finger, right hip disability, left shin splints, right shin splints, allergic rhinitis with history of sinusitis, post operative turbinate reduction, residual scar of ganglion cyst removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092675
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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