The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of kidney cancer is granted due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, which is presumed to have caused the Veteran's kidney cancer. The condition qualifies under a VA presumption related to Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of kidney cancer, left radical nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103935
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
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