The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lung cancer or residuals thereof, finding that it is just as likely as not related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s extensive exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune was more likely than not the greatest causation factor in the development of his lung cancer, outweighing his smoking history and other potential risk factors.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, residuals of lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20004317
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