The Board has granted service connection for primary lateral sclerosis, finding that it is a variant of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which can be presumed to be service-connected under certain conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PLS was found to be a variant of ALS, and the evidence supported presumptive service connection based on the VA Adjudication Procedures Manual M21-1.
- Claimed conditions
- primary lateral sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24086874
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, as there is no evidence linking his cause of death (bilateral pulmonary emboli) to any condition incurred or aggravated by military service.,Service connection for primary lateral sclerosis and vertigo were denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis and no link to service. Service connection for Lyme disease residuals was also denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding service connection for primary lateral sclerosis, leaving only the new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis claim.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for primary lateral sclerosis was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
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