The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease, finding that the Veteran set foot in Vietnam during his military service and is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents. As a result, these conditions are considered presumptively related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records show he was mistakenly sent to Saigon for four days in May 1965, which the Board found credible evidence supporting his claim of having set foot in Vietnam and being exposed to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182559
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