The Veteran's brain tumor is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The private physician concluded that the Veteran’s exposure to known toxins (trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, benzene, and perchloroethylene) is as likely as not to have caused his meningioma.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20054789
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a brain tumor, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during his military service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a brain tumor and hypopituitarism due to an inadequate VA opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a brain tumor, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for additional development to determine if the Veteran's brain tumor was aggravated by service.
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