The Veteran's service connection for spinal myelopathy is granted due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina during his active duty service from 1976 to 1979.
The deciding factor: The positive private nexus opinion supports the claim that the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water caused his diagnosed hemangioblastoma and subsequent spinal myelopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal myelopathy, syringomyelia (spinal hemangioblastoma)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002252
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