The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's pancreatic cancer is related to his presumed herbicide exposure in service. The DIC claim remains pending and will be readjudicated after the additional development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was needed to determine if the Veteran’s pancreatic cancer is directly related to his presumed Agent Orange exposure, which would allow for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072107
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pancreatic cancer as there was no evidence of a nexus between the in-service toxic exposure and the current condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical spine condition, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, lumbar spine condition, and urinary frequency and voiding condition as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
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