The Board denied service connection for lung cancer and right-hand condition, muscle deterioration due to exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA medical opinion found that smoking was a more significant risk factor than the contaminates in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune. For the right hand condition, no reasonable medical nexus could be established between the condition and exposure to contaminants in the drinking water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, right hand condition, muscle deterioration (entrapped right ulnar nerve)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034132
What this means for you
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