The Board denied service connection for pancreatitis and remanded the claim for skin cancer due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA medical nexus opinions found that the Veteran's pancreatitis was less likely than not caused by his service, including exposure to herbicide agents. For the skin cancer claim, the opinions concluded it was also less likely than not related to service due to a lack of evidence linking in-service exposure to the development of skin cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis, skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25003924
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