The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, malignant brain tumor, is due to his exposure to Agent Orange in service and grants service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's malignant brain tumor was related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service. The positive opinions outweigh the negative opinion provided by a VA physician.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1626505
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's glioblastoma brain cancer, presumed to be caused by his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, is found to have contributed to his death. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there is no evidence linking the malignant brain tumor to active service, including alleged exposure to herbicide agents.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons for denying service connection for a malignant brain tumor, which is presumed to be related to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The appellant needs to provide evidence or an examination to support this claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is being remanded for further development, including a radiation dose estimate. The Veteran's death was due to a malignant brain tumor, which may be related to ionizing radiation exposure.
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