The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to bladder cancer, finding that it is as likely as not etiologically-related to his service at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bladder cancer was as likely as not etiologically related to his service at Camp Lejeune, considering the time he was stationed prior to the presumptive period and evidence indicating contaminants were present prior to then.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159232
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