The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, attributing it to exposure to Agent Orange during service. The veteran died from pancreatic cancer.
The deciding factor: The VA did not find a link between the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his death from pancreatic cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the pancreas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0115378
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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