The Board found that the veteran's ALS was not incurred or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated during such service. The VA has determined that a presumption of service connection based on exposure to herbicides used in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era is not warranted for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish an inservice disease or injury, and ALS was not shown to be related to any period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0613725
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