The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as heart failure was not shown to be related to his military service, including presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Heart failure did not manifest during service and is not attributable to service, to include presumed in-service Camp Lejeune contaminated water exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart failure
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089696
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