The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his active duty service, and specifically found no evidence linking any condition noted on his certificate of death to his military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show a nexus between the veteran's conditions and his military service, including exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma multiform, acute bronchopneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0719455
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, glioblastoma multiform, may be related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence linking his cause of death to exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam. The Board denied DIC benefits for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, glioblastoma multiform, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and cannot be presumed to have been incurred therein.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was caused by acute bronchopneumonia, with other conditions contributing to his death but not resulting in the underlying cause. The Board found no evidence supporting a claim of VA treatment causing or aggravating the Veteran's death.
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