The Board has granted service connection for lung cancer residuals, secondary to exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran is also granted an initial 10 percent rating for residuals of bladder cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's lung cancer was caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his history as a smoker, but when resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, it was determined that he is entitled to service connection for residuals of lung cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- A19000502
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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