The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for pre-cancerous colon polyps, finding that the evidence does not support a causal link between his in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his current condition.
The deciding factor: The January 2023 VA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's pre-cancerous colon polyps are less likely as not caused by or a result of his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, based on scientific literature and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- pre-cancerous colon polyps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25006769
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,836 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for pre-cancerous colon polyps as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an opinion on whether the Veteran's pre-cancerous colon polyps were caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of pre-cancerous colon polyps due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, as further development is required regarding the competency and adequacy of a previous VA medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for pre-cancerous colon polyps, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange, finding that there was no evidence of onset in service or a relationship to service. The Veteran's lay assertions were not considered sufficient medical evidence.
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