Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his pancreatic cancer was related to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board agreed with the medical opinion linking the Veteran's pancreatic cancer to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103861
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