The Board denied service connection for esophageal carcinoma, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during active service and was not caused by his active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent objective evidence showing that the Veteran’s current esophageal carcinoma was caused by his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128461
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of May [REDACTED], 2012, for the grant of service connection for cause of death due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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