The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for glioblastoma multiforme and cause of death due to further development being required, including obtaining a dose estimate based on radiation exposure in service and obtaining medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as per VA regulations to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionized radiation during service that may have contributed to his glioblastoma multiforme, which led to his death from respiratory failure.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma multiforme, respiratory failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145227
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's acute hypoxemia, respiratory failure, and pneumonia were related to service or toxic exposure under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence, including service treatment records and private medical records, and to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's causes of death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, glioblastoma multiforme, due to presumed exposure to herbicides during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection, special monthly compensation, and Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a need for additional evidence regarding the etiology of glioblastoma multiforme.
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