The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, finding that his death was not caused by any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided did not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death or underlying causes (pancreatic cancer, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic depression, neuropathy).
- Claimed conditions
- Herniation, Intervertebral Disc L3-S1, Right, Spondylolisthesis, Post-Operative Bilateral Lower Extremity Sciatic and Femoral Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26025809
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