The Veteran's Alzheimer's Dementia is found to be directly related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The Board has granted service connection for the condition on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion established that the Veteran's AD was at least as likely as not caused or contributed to by his in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer's Dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24081983
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What this means for you
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