The Board found no service connection for the cause of death due to glioblastoma multiforme, which was not associated with herbicide exposure. The appellant's DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 also failed as she did not meet the criteria for receiving benefits.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a nexus between the cause of death and service or any service-connected disability, nor was there sufficient evidence to presume service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent glioblastoma multiforme of the brain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0632799
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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