The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by metastatic pancreatic carcinoma, which may have been related to his service exposure to aviation fuel and/or Agent Orange. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these exposures contributed to his cancer.
The deciding factor: The IME opinion places the evidence for and against the appellant's claim of service connection at least in relative equipoise, warranting a grant of the benefit sought.
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic pancreatic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0312104
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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