The Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the pancreas is granted as service connected, with reasonable doubt resolved in his favor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's exposure to chemicals during service contributed to his development of pancreatic cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065210
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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