The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his astrocytoma, which caused his death in June 1984, to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion found no nexus between the veteran's period of active service and the cause of death (astrocytoma).
- Claimed conditions
- astrocytoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0635395
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