The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, a malignant neoplasm of the brain, was incurred in service due to Agent Orange exposure. With resolution of reasonable doubt, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's cause of death was related to in-service Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant neoplasm of the brain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1819844
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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