Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, Parkinson's disease, which was presumed to be related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The immediate cause of death, Parkinson's disease, is presumptively related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents due to testing conducted near the Veteran's service location.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019671
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