The Board has determined that the veteran's death was due to his service-connected pancreatic cancer, which as likely as not resulted from exposure to chemicals in service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted based on the evidence showing that his fatal pancreatic cancer was due to chemical exposure during service and as likely as not aggravated by such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer, gastric varices
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0630043
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pancreatic cancer as there was no evidence of a nexus between the in-service toxic exposure and the current condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, finding that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's condition was due to his in-service exposure to toxic and environmental hazards.
- 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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on evidence suggesting his condition was caused by exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
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