The Board has granted service connection for pancreatic cancer and awarded a 40 percent rating for diabetes mellitus, effective from the date of receipt of his claim.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for pancreatic cancer due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's diabetes mellitus required daily insulin use, restricted diet, and regulation of activities, warranting a 40 percent rating under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0414336
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What this means for you
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