Granted
The Board granted service connection for focal dystonia, right upper extremity, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a nexus between in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune and the current disability.
The deciding factor: The benefit of the doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran based on a private medical opinion that found a more likely than not relationship between the in-service toxic exposure risk activity and the focal dystonia, outweighing a VA examiner's less likely than not opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- focal dystonia, right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103378
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