Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his existing service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death. The Board also found no positive association between herbicide exposure and right frontal glioblastoma multiforme.
The deciding factor: VA physician C.N.S. provided an opinion supporting a medical relationship between the veteran's exposure to herbicides and his death, while VA physician W.L.B. rendered an opposing opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right frontal glioblastoma multiforme
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610248
What this means for you
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