The Board denied service connection for uterine cancer, hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy, total urinary incontinence, and bilateral lower extremity lymphedema as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's conditions were less likely than not caused by her service, including her toxic exposure risk activities after considering all applicable military deployments and synergistic effects. The evidence also showed no in-service onset of these conditions and other risk factors were identified as more likely causes.
- Claimed conditions
- uterine cancer, in full remission, hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy, total urinary incontinence, bilateral lower extremity lymphedema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029377
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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