The Board found that service connection for Pick's disease, also claimed as front temporal dementia, is not warranted due to lack of evidence linking the condition to Agent Orange exposure or service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no research showing a link between Pick's disease and Agent Orange exposure, and it is believed to have a genetic etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Pick's disease, front temporal dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1132346
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