The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma was not related to service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma was not manifest during service and is not a condition presumed by law to be associated with herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The cause of death was unrelated to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1105779
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, finding that there was no evidence linking it to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pancreatic cancer is related to service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Granted
The Veteran's pancreatic cancer is granted service connection due to herbicide exposure, and his cause of death is also found to be related to service. The DIC claim is dismissed as the other benefits are granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, was not service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a service-connected disability that caused or contributed to his death.
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