The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer, finding the evidence to be approximately evenly balanced regarding whether it was caused by toxic exposure during active military service at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence of record is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's testicular cancer was caused by an in-service TERA and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023985
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 testicular cancer, finding no evidence of an in-service disease or injury and no link to herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer under the PACT Act, presuming it resulted from in-service exposure to burn pits.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and the appeals for service connection for hypothyroidism, testicular cancer, colon cancer, and basal cell carcinoma were dismissed due to a violation of the prohibition against simultaneous review of the same claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for testicular cancer due to a need for a new opinion regarding the nexus between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures and his current condition.
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