The Board denied the claim as there is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the cause of death (hemorrhagic pancreatitis) and service or any alleged incident therein, including exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence relating the veteran's hemorrhagic pancreatitis to his service-connected disabilities or to his alleged exposure to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhagic pancreatitis, acute alcoholic pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0000391
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhagic pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development and medical opinions regarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, exposure to Agent Orange and Camp Lejeune water contamination, diabetes mellitus, type II, and contribution to the Veteran’s death from his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the relationship between his diagnosed hemorrhagic pancreatitis and/or diabetes mellitus and his military service or any incident therein, to include presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Dismissed
The Board determined that the appellant's claim was not well-grounded and dismissed it due to her failure to respond to VA requests for information.
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