The Veteran's request for readjudication of a prior denial of service connection for soft-tissue sarcoma is granted. The claim for service connection for residuals of soft-tissue sarcoma is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran related his soft-tissue sarcoma to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, which was not available at the time of the prior denial.
- Claimed conditions
- soft-tissue sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24018625
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