The Board remands the service connection claim for pancreatitis to obtain a medical opinion that clarifies whether the Veteran's symptoms are manifestations of pancreatitis or residuals of treatment for pancreatitis, and to address aggravation by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the current evidence does not sufficiently clarify the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disability resulting from pancreatitis and residuals, including whether it was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050366
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatitis, GERD, and a dental disorder as secondary to the Veteran's throat cancer, but denied an initial compensable rating for throat cancer under DC 6819. The Board also granted a 20 percent rating for urinary frequency as a residual of prostate cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for pancreatitis as there was no evidence of a recurring attack of typical severe abdominal pain or episodes requiring ongoing outpatient medical treatment.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's cirrhosis of the liver with portal hypertension, Wilson's disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, and pancreatitis based on a history of one episode of hemorrhage from portal gastropathy.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for pancreatitis and remanded the claim for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to sinusitis.
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