The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and colon cancer, both related to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The back condition was denied as there is no evidence of a relationship between the current disability and service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's prostate and colon cancers are directly related to his in-service exposure to contaminated water, while the back condition does not have sufficient evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, colon cancer, back condition, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041689
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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