The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other issues related to testicular cancer, infertility, lung cancer, and lymph node cancer.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on presumptive exposure to toxic substances during service in Southwest Asia as defined by the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cancer, infertility, lung cancer, lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039678
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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