The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney failure, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: A September 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's kidney failure was less likely than not caused by contaminated Camp Lejeune water after considering all applicable military deployments and toxic exposure risk activities of the Veteran. The record also established a relationship between his nonservice-connected diabetes and the kidney failure.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090302
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