The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic pancreatitis, finding that it was secondary to alcohol abuse and not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established that the veteran's pancreatitis was secondary to alcohol abuse, which precluded service connection as a result of willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0123894
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to potential errors in obtaining service treatment records and for an additional VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's chronic pancreatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pancreatitis, left BKA to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and right BKA to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus, Type 2 as secondary to the chronic pancreatitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic pancreatitis to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, particularly in relation to toxic exposures during service.
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