The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his left parietal glioblastoma multiforme did not result from a service-connected disability or herbicide exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran died due to a left parietal glioblastoma multiforme, which was not related to active service or herbicide exposure. His service-connected conditions were not an immediate cause of his death and did not contribute substantially or materially to it.
- Claimed conditions
- left parietal glioblastoma multiforme
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1009266
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's cause of death was not related to service or exposure to Agent Orange, and his service-connected diabetes mellitus did not contribute substantially to his death. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.
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