The Veteran's chronic pancreatitis is related to exposure to herbicide agents in service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's chronic pancreatitis is at least as likely as not related to exposure to herbicide agents in service, considering the evidence of record including medical literature linking Agent Orange exposure to digestive disorders like pancreatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22047030
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to potential errors in obtaining service treatment records and for an additional VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's chronic pancreatitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pancreatitis, left BKA to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and right BKA to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus, Type 2 as secondary to the chronic pancreatitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic pancreatitis to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its etiology, particularly in relation to toxic exposures during service.
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