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.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's service, including presumed herbicide exposure, and his cause of death from metastatic cancer of the pancreas.
- 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
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802094
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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