The Board found that the Veteran's glioblastoma did not result from VA treatment, and that there was no evidence of disability or death which would have been avoided if proper diagnosis and treatment had been rendered on August 27, 2014.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the delay in diagnosis contributed to an increased disability or death
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145298
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for glioblastoma and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
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