The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to be related to his Vietnam service. However, the medical evidence does not support that it caused or contributed to his acute pancreatitis.,There is no evidence of ischemic heart disease in the Veteran's records, and he did not have any history of alcohol abuse. The examiner opined that there was no link between presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune (CLJ) and the Veteran's acute pancreatitis.,The medical opinions were inconclusive regarding whether the Veteran's surgeries caused or contributed to his acute pancreatitis.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that a service-connected disability caused or materially contributed to the Veteran's death. The Board finds the evidence persuasive against this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Acute pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000626
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