The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for testicular cancer and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's testicular cancer is less likely as not related to his military service and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and there was no credible evidence of chronic symptoms since service or within one year of discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19143963
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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