The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, chronic pain associated with cancer, and unspecified anxiety disorder, all on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer. The claims for constipation, nocturia, nocturnal hyperhidrosis, and erectile dysfunction were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence supporting a nexus between the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his prostate cancer, as well as medical opinions linking chronic pain and anxiety disorder to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, disability manifested by chronic pain associated with cancer, unspecified anxiety disorder, constipation, erectile dysfunction, nocturia, nocturnal hyperhidrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000230
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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