The Board denied service connection for headaches, neck sprain, left foot disorder, and right fourth toe mallet toe as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service. The claim for chest pain was remanded.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence under review persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran has any of the claimed conditions etiologically related to his active military service, and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune did not establish a link to the neck sprain or left foot disorder. The headache claim was also denied due to lack of current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder, neck sprain, left foot disorder, right fourth toe mallet toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097123
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