Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a pancreatic disorder and major depressive disorder with agoraphobia and tobacco use disorder to obtain more complete medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The examiners' opinions were found to be incomplete due to inadequate exploration of other service-connection theories, including continuity of symptoms since service and potential aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic disorder, diagnosed as pancreatic neoplasm benign, major depressive disorder with agoraphobia and tobacco use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097776
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