The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder was rated at 70 percent, but the Board found that it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Service connection for glioblastoma multiforme stage 4 brain cancer is remanded due to insufficient evidence on whether lung cancer caused or aggravated the brain cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder was found to have occupational and social impairment, but not total impairment as required for a higher rating.,There is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran’s service-connected residuals of lung cancer caused his glioblastoma multiforme stage 4 brain cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder, Glioblastoma Multiforme Stage 4 Brain Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128201
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