The veteran's widow is seeking service connection for the cause of his death, which was due to metastatic pancreatic cancer. The Board has ordered remand as it needs clarification on whether diabetes mellitus (service-connected) contributed substantially or materially to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board requires a medical opinion regarding the degree to which the service-connected diabetes mellitus contributed to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus, metastatic pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0524992
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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