The Board granted service connection for glioblastoma, finding that the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune was etiologically related to his development of glioblastoma.
The deciding factor: The positive nexus opinions from Dr. D.U., supported by medical literature, outweighed the lack of a negative opinion and provided sufficient evidence for granting service connection based on presumed exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003822
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.
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