The VA determined that the Veteran's fatal pancreatic cancer was not caused or contributed to by his military service, including exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's service and his death.
The deciding factor: The VA opinion concluded that there is no link between the Veteran's service and his fatal pancreatic cancer based on the NAS findings and studies conducted by the American Cancer Society which do not indicate a link between herbicide exposure and gastrointestinal cancers, including pancreatic cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1600466
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