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The Board granted service connection for liver cancer on a presumptive basis due to toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune, but dismissed the appeal for lung cancer due to an improper concurrent election.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a presumption of service connection for liver cancer based on toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune, while the appeal for lung cancer was dismissed due to procedural defects.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011099
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