The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer and unspecified depressive disorder, but denied service connection for diabetes, depression, testicular cancer.
The deciding factor: The evidence was not persuasive that the Veteran's diabetes, depression, or testicular cancer were related to his service. However, there was at least an equipoise of evidence suggesting a relationship between pancreatic cancer and service, as well as a relationship between unspecified depressive disorder and pancreatic cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type I (diabetes), depression, testicular cancer, pancreatic neoplasm (cancer), unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038402
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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