The Veteran's service connection for residuals of bladder cancer and secondary service connection for residuals of lymph node cancer as caused by residuals of bladder cancer are both granted due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Bladder cancer is presumed to be service-connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, and the lymph node cancer is metastasized from the bladder cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bladder cancer, residuals of lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19136823
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,030 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed as the claim has been granted. The issues of service connection for colon and lung cancers are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of bladder cancer is dismissed because the March 2025 rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the March 2025 Board decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the now service-connected bladder cancer.
- Granted
The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of March 13, 2012, for his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of bladder cancer.
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