The Veteran's liver cancer is granted service connection based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, which falls under the presumptive service connection criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a rebuttal of the presumption that the Veteran's liver cancer is related to his exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061853
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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