The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's metastatic pancreatic cancer is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The appellant must provide medical records from private providers who treated her husband for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran’s metastatic pancreatic cancer is related to his service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19196086
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is attributed to metastatic pancreatic cancer, which the Board finds was caused by his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service. The Board granted service connection for this cause of death based on direct evidence linking the condition to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding no causal link between his military service and his pancreatic cancer. The Board also found that diabetes mellitus, type II did not cause or aggravate the pancreatic cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death is remanded for further review of his service-connected conditions and potential Agent Orange exposure. The cause of death, metastatic pancreatic cancer, may be related to his service-connected ischemic heart disease or to Agent Orange exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, entitlement to a death pension, and entitlement to burial benefits greater than $300.00 due to incomplete information and need for further medical opinion.
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