The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, finding that there is a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and resolving it in his favor. The decision is based on evidence showing a link between the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during active duty and his current diagnosis of prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while the VA examiner opined against service connection, the private examiner provided persuasive evidence supporting the claim, leading to a finding in favor of the Veteran due to the equipoise of medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- A19003072
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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