The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's GBM and his military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1337861
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