The Board denied service connection for progressive supranuclear palsy, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion found no relationship between the Veteran's progressive supranuclear palsy and his time in service, including any potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24003614
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for progressive supranuclear palsy, finding a link to toxic chemical exposure during the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for progressive supranuclear palsy and anxiety disorder is dismissed as the Veteran's symptoms are subsumed by an already awarded service connection for progressive supranuclear palsy with dementia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development regarding the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides at Eglin AFB and an insufficient medical opinion regarding his progressive supranuclear palsy and muscular disorder. The AOJ is instructed to complete these tasks before further adjudication.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's diabetes is granted as presumptively linked to herbicide agent exposure. The case for service connection of progressive supranuclear palsy due to presumed herbicide agent exposure is remanded, and a direct service connection claim is also considered.
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