The Board granted service connection for liver cancer due to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, as it is a presumptive condition under VA law.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served at Camp Lejeune for longer than 30 days during the applicable period and has a diagnosis of liver cancer, meeting the criteria for service connection on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035425
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's liver, lung, brain, and bone cancers in relation to his service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's liver cancer and hepatitis C are related to his active service, including exposure to agent orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for liver cancer due to a failure by the AOJ to obtain a medical opinion that complies with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. § 1168(a)(1).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for liver cancer for accrued benefits purposes, finding that the Veteran's condition was directly related to in-service ionizing radiation exposure.
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