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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175656
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What this means for you
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