The Board denied service connection for bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, hepatic steatosis, and a kidney condition to include renal failure and resolved rhabdomyolysis due to lack of current diagnoses.,The Veteran served at Camp Lejeune during the period from June 1971 to May 1972. He was presumed exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: There is no competent and credible evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, hepatic steatosis, a kidney condition to include renal failure and resolved rhabdomyolysis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23053246
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