The Veteran's service connection claim for renal clear cell carcinoma, including partial nephrectomy, is granted due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. This cancer is considered presumptively related to contaminated water exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune and kidney cancer is now recognized as a presumptive condition for such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- renal clear cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1823759
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