Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death has been remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's pancreatic cancer and diabetes are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred because VA did not obtain a medical opinion regarding etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer, Type II Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006585
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