GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the evidence is in approximate equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's fatal pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma was caused by in-service exposure to an herbicide agent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the most probative and persuasive evidence is at least in approximate equipoise regarding the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007401
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