The Board has granted service connection for glioblastoma and related symptoms, including headaches, fatigue, memory loss, seizures, and dental issues. The effective date is set at August 1, 2018.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on presumed exposure to burn pits under the PACT Act, with a rating of 100% effective from August 1, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma, loss of sensation in jaw, loss of sensation in torso, right sided weakness, loss of sensation in right lower extremity, loss of sensation in left lower extremity, dysarthria (speech difficulty), dysphagia (inability to swallow), headaches, fatigue, memory loss, seizures
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23041911
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
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