The Board has determined that the Veteran's glioblastoma, which was his immediate cause of death, is at least as likely as not related to herbicide exposure during service. As a result, service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme was caused by his presumed herbicide agent exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19161200
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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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