The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her service connection for cause of death as new and material evidence was not presented, despite some supportive statements from friends and a former Major.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted that could establish service connection for the veteran's causes of death.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer, gastric ulcer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0614734
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for pancreatic cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring further development of evidence related to toxic exposure.
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