The Veteran's prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease with coronary artery bypass graft residuals and myocardial infarction, and Parkinson’s disease are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service at Nakhon Phanom and Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Bases.,Issues of rating increases and compensation for unemployability or aid and attendance remain pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions are presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during his service in Thailand, which is sufficient to establish service connection without requiring additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Ischemic Heart Disease with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Residuals and Myocardial Infarction, Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19175095
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- Remanded (sent back)
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