The Board remands the claim for service connection of cause of death (glioblastoma) to obtain a more detailed medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examiner's rationale was deemed inadequate, and a new opinion is needed to address the potential link between glioblastoma and herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- glioblastoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065074
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for glioblastoma under the PACT Act and a temporary total evaluation based on surgery.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that glioblastoma was at least as likely as not related to herbicide exposure during active service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his glioblastoma was related to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his glioblastoma was at least as likely as not related to conceded exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
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