The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right tonsillar cancer, finding that his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during active service is related to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his right tonsillar cancer, with two private medical opinions supporting this connection. The VA examiner provided a negative opinion but based their conclusion on limited available literature and the absence of strong risk factors for head and neck cancers in general.
- Claimed conditions
- right tonsillar cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26022134
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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.
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