Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding a positive nexus between his hypertension and chronic heart failure to his active service at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 private medical opinion provided a detailed discussion linking the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune to his hypertension and chronic heart failure, which contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, chronic heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096445
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