Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for loss of teeth and service connection for an umbilical hernia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions were related to his active service or any in-service exposure, including to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of teeth, umbilical hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107071
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