The Board has remanded the case for further development and medical opinions regarding service connection, exposure to herbicide agents, and the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to address the Veteran's claims due to outstanding questions about his in-service exposure to herbicide agents and the relationship between his glioblastoma multiforme and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury, glioblastoma multiforme
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1752250
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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