Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection of liver cancer based on Camp Lejeune exposure, stating that a diagnosis of liver cancer was not established at the time of the January 2019 decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not have a formal diagnosis of liver cancer at the time of the January 2019 decision, which is required for presumptive service connection based on Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- liver cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005465
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