The Board has granted service connection for bilateral femoral atherosclerosis and CVA residuals, both of which are presumed to be related to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure. The appeal is not about service connection for Parkinson's disease.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established that the Veteran’s diagnosed conditions were related to his active service due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral femoral atherosclerosis (claimed as bilateral leg claudication), Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) residuals
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175656
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Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) residuals, left leg disability, left arm disability, and diabetes mellitus due to incomplete medical opinions and potential exposure to toxic substances during service. The VA is required to obtain additional opinions addressing these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to unclear service connection and exposure history, as well as potential Gulf War presumptions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate rationale in a February 2017 VA examination and medical opinion. The Veteran needs to be provided with new examinations to determine if her CVA residuals, left arm disability, left leg disability, and diabetes mellitus are caused or aggravated by her service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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