The Board granted service connection for neoplasm of the colon, including polyps and reopened a claim for prostate cancer. The claims for incisional hernia repair and psychiatric disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: The October 2019 medical opinion provided evidence that the current colon disability was related to active service due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, leading to the grant of service connection for neoplasm of the colon. The prostate cancer claim was reopened based on new and relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, neoplasm of the colon, including polyps, incisional hernia repair, psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048152
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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