The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,Service connection for neurobehavioral effects, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, is denied. The Board finds the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of a neurobehavior disorder throughout the appeals period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate cancer was found to be at least as likely as not related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,There is no medical evidence supporting a current diagnosis of a neurobehavioral disorder, and the Board finds that the Veteran’s claims for service connection are denied.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, neurobehavioral effects (likely referring to PTSD, depression, and anxiety), right knee disability, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19121771
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Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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