The Veteran's cause of death, rectal and metastatic duodenal carcinoma, is found to be related to his military service. The Board grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion supports a finding that the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune caused his fatal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal carcinoma, metastatic duodenal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22042165
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