The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's surviving spouse due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the presumption that the Veteran had duties at Camp Lejeune for more than 30 days during his relevant period of service, and bladder cancer is a disease associated with such exposure under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000771
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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