The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurologic disorder, including as due to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange), finding that there was no evidence of such condition in service or within one year post-service and no causal relationship between current symptoms and military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s essential tremors were less likely than not incurred in or caused by any in-service event, injury or illness to include his exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange).
- Claimed conditions
- neurologic disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19136600
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