The Board denied the claim of service connection for mouth cancer, including as due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, finding that there was no evidence supporting a relationship between the Veteran's mouth cancer and active service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by VA found no etiological relationship between the Veteran’s mouth cancer and active service, including as due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- mouth cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18158021
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