The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson’s disease, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and therefore meets the criteria for presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand is presumed due to his duties placing him near the perimeter of the airbase.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124612
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer due to potential exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange) and radiation during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the need to obtain additional medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, Parkinson’s disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are currently pending.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for the Veteran's listed conditions, including those related to herbicide exposure, due to his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson’s disease, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for TBI, headaches, and depressive disorder are being remanded for further evaluation.
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