The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the cause of the veteran's death (metastatic cancer) to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic cancer of the pancreas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0740638
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic cancer of the pancreas, was not found to be related to his military service or a service-connected condition. The Board determined that there is no evidence linking the pancreatic cancer to service or any service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's metastatic cancer of the pancreas did not manifest in service or for many years thereafter, and is unrelated to Agent Orange exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have diabetes mellitus type II during service or within one year of separation. The issue of entitlement to service connection for metastatic cancer of the pancreas is remanded as there are questions regarding its etiology and whether it may be related to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that a service-connected disability did not cause or contribute substantially to the veteran's death, and that he was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
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