Granted
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, finding that the Veteran's lung cancer is related to exposure to hazardous chemicals during service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided greater probative value than the VA examination and concluded that the Veteran's lung cancer was caused by exposure to hazardous chemicals during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021666
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