The Board denied service connection for glioblastoma, right temporal lobe and the Veteran's cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's glioblastoma was related to his in-service exposure or any other in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma, right temporal lobe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001324
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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