The Veteran's kidney cancer is presumed to be related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The amended regulations apply to claims received by VA on or after March 14, 2017, and as the Veteran's claim was pending before VA on that date, the presumption of service incurrence applies. The Veteran had qualifying service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and his kidney cancer is presumed to be related to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1820781
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