The Veteran was exposed to contaminants during his service at Camp Lejeune, and he manifested liver cancer to a compensable degree. Service connection for liver cancer is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for liver cancer is granted due to exposure to contaminants during the Veteran's service at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver Cancer, Hepatic Steatosis (a liver disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1814798
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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.
What you can do next
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