The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for periampullary adenocarcinoma, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The opinion from Dr. A. L., a private physician who reviewed the claims folder and cited medical literature, concluded that the Veteran's periampullary adenocarcinoma was at least as likely as not caused by his exposure to chemically contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- periampullary adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1533324
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for periampullary adenocarcinoma, finding that the appropriate effective date is February 24, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to obtain a VA medical examination regarding the nature, extent, and etiology of the Veteran's periampullary adenocarcinoma in light of the argument that it is related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran will be scheduled for an appropriate VA examination by a VA physician.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's periampullary adenocarcinoma is not etiologically related to his in-service gunshot wound or presumed exposure to Agent Orange, and thus service connection cannot be established.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's periampullary adenocarcinoma to his in-service gunshot wound or presumed exposure to herbicides, and thus denied service connection for this condition.
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