The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and diabetes mellitus, Type 2, were incurred in service or contributed to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The case is being held in abeyance pending further development on remand of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, diabetes mellitus, Type 2
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0408589
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected diabetes and diabetic neuropathy, finding that these conditions render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus, Type 2 as secondary to the chronic pancreatitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his disabilities are not sufficient to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the cause of death (metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas) is related to service-connected conditions and will require further examination and opinion.
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