The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as persistent depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, due to exposure to water contaminants during service at Camp Lejeune on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's persistent depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder is related to his in-service exposure to the contaminants in Camp Lejeune's drinking water, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108964
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