The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme could have been a sarcoma, warranting presumptive service connection due to herbicide agent exposure. The appellant contends that the Veteran's brain tumor was caused by service and specifically herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found the criteria for recognition of the Appellant as the Veteran's surviving spouse had been met but remanded the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the glioblastoma multiforme.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma multiforme
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21030002
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of [REDACTED], 2009, for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to glioblastoma multiforme, which is related to his military service. The Board found that the Veteran's glioblastoma was caused by his in-service exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's glioblastoma, which caused his death, is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his in-service herbicide exposure or any other aspect of his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's cause of death is listed as glioblastoma multiforme. The Board has remanded the issues related to service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and other procedural matters.
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