The Board granted service connection for papillary thyroid cancer, and its residuals, and the residuals of left hemicolectomy based on in-service exposure to toxins from a waste incinerator.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise that the Veteran's conditions were caused by his in-service exposure to toxins.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary thyroid cancer, and its residuals, residuals of left hemicolectomy (claimed as colon cancer)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25005326
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for papillary thyroid cancer, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and her military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for papillary thyroid cancer as it is not etiologically related to the Veteran's active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye condition is related to service, as it found that the condition did not preexist service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
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