The Veteran's dental disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current condition involving loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible, or soft tissue surrounding that region.,Service connection for restrictive lung disease is granted as it is at least as likely as not related to service-connected Parkinson’s disease.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is granted as it is at least as likely as not related to herbicide exposure during service.,Service connection for dementia is denied as there is no current diagnosis of dementia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's respiratory disability, diagnosed as restrictive lung disease, is considered secondary to his service-connected Parkinson’s disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Dementia, Dental Disability, Peripheral Neuropathy, Respiratory Disability (Restrictive Lung Disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100797
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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