The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disorders, as well as lower extremity neuropathies.
The deciding factor: The opinion of a private oncologist supports the claim that the Veteran's prostate cancer was caused by his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board has also remanded other service connection claims due to cold weather injuries during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23040212
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- Granted
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