The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining tissue slides from a previous biopsy of glioblastoma. The appellant's claim is based on potential exposure to herbicides in Vietnam and seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the veteran's glioblastoma was caused by his presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0412664
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for glioblastoma under the PACT Act and a temporary total evaluation based on surgery.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that glioblastoma was at least as likely as not related to herbicide exposure during active service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his glioblastoma was related to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for glioblastoma and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
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