The Board found that there was no evidence linking the cause of the veteran's death to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a causal connection between the veteran's service, any service-connected conditions, and his death from pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinomatosis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, malnourishment, dementia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0307038
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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