DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for Parkinson's disease, cerebral infarction, atrial fibrillation, prostate cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: No written communication by or on behalf of the Veteran was received prior to the respective filing dates, and the claims were not filed within one year of diagnosis due to the PACT Act's effective date restrictions.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with erectile dysfunction, Cerebral infarction (previously rated as stroke, transient ischemic attack), Atrial fibrillation, Prostate cancer, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019567
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