Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteopenia of various areas, finding no relationship between his conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's osteopenia and his military service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia of the lumbar spine, osteopenia of the left femoral neck, osteopenia of the right femoral neck, osteopenia of the left total hip, osteopenia of the right total hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105315
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