The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding a link between his meningioma and in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 private opinion provided by Dr. T.G., citing treatise evidence and the Veteran's chronic obesity, supported that the Veteran's meningioma was as likely as not caused by his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Meningioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057672
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
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