Granted
The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer, finding it was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The positive nexus opinions from the private oncologist and VA examiner, combined with the evidence of record, established a link between the Veteran's service-connected diabetes and his pancreatic cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085201
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