The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, under the PACT Act and remanded several other claims related to various disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presumption that the Veteran was exposed to burn pits and other toxins during his service in the Persian Gulf War, which led to the development of glioblastoma as a result of such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip scar, gliosarcoma brain tumor (claimed as brain cancer), cause of death, brain cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056963
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a left hip disability and a left hip scar, but denied an increased rating for a left hip scar.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as an initial compensable rating.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 13, 2022, for the grant of service connection for a left hip total joint replacement and a left hip scar, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
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