The Board denied service connection for asthma and granted higher initial ratings, earlier effective dates, or SMC in some cases while denying them in others.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of a current disability for asthma and the evidence supporting the other issues.

Claimed conditions

asthma, coronary artery disease (CAD) [with congestive heart failure (CHF)], hypertension, hypothyroidism with dry eye syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back disability [to include lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy, lumbar and thoracic spine spondylosis, multilevel stenosis, loss of lordosis, and levoscoliosis], right shoulder disability [to include acromioclavicular joint degenerative joint disease (arthritis), status post-reverse total right shoulder arthroplasty (joint replacement)]

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Camp Lejeune water

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 6, 2025

Citation

A25096881

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