The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence establishing a link between the veteran's pancreatic cancer and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the veteran's pancreatic cancer was related to any Agent Orange or other chemical exposure in service, nor was it established through direct service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0815319
What this means for you
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- Denied
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