The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a brain tumor were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, including as secondary to service-connected psychotic depression.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical opinion linking the veteran's residuals of a brain tumor to service or any incident of service, specifically including the service-connected psychotic depression.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0433035
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a brain tumor, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during his military service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of a brain tumor and hypopituitarism due to an inadequate VA opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a brain tumor, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for additional development to determine if the Veteran's brain tumor was aggravated by service.
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