The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that the brain tumor and chordoma were not related to his service or exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The VA physician opined that the brain tumor was a glioblastoma, astrocytoma, or oligodindroglioma, which is a kind of brain tumor. The Board concluded that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- brain tumor, probable glioma, chordoma of the sacral area
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0837914
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