The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's brain tumor is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinion was inadequate as it did not consider individual circumstances and relevant medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131302
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that a brain tumor was related to his military service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted recognition of A.G. as the helpless child of the Veteran on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted or denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's brain tumor, which caused his death in July 2014, is considered to be related to his service exposure to Agent Orange. The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death based on this evidence.
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