The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence linking his lung cancer and acute cardiopulmonary arrest to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s adenocarcinoma was less likely as not caused by or a result of his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, due to conflicting medical opinions and the lack of direct evidence linking the cause of death to service.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of unknown primary
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189162
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What this means for you
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