The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas, finding no evidence linking it to service or exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the veteran's pancreatic cancer and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0015043
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