Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, metastatic lung cancer (small cell lung cancer), due to presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant, the evidence is in approximate balance on whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to his presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic lung cancer (small cell lung cancer)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009932
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