The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's liposarcoma is causally related to his presumed exposure to contaminated water while stationed at Camp Lejeune. As such, service connection for liposarcoma is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided are of high probative weight and find that the Veteran's current liposarcoma is causally related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- liposarcoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19194955
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