The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's fatal glioblastoma was not related to his in-service stroke, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The April 2009 VA clinician opined that while a relationship between the Veteran's glioblastoma and his in-service stroke is possible due to unknown causes, it is not at least as likely as not that the glioblastoma was caused by or related to the in-service stroke.
- Claimed conditions
- Glioblastoma, Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1043227
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