The Veteran's Lewy Body dementia is granted as service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Thailand.,The cause of the Veteran's death, Lewy Body dementia, is also granted as service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and concluded that it substantially contributed to his development of Lewy Body dementia, which was a disease presumptively associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Lewy Body dementia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22063440
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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