Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease to obtain a new medical opinion that considers all potential toxic exposures, including PFAS from firefighting foam at Sheppard Air Force Base.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure an adequate medical opinion considering the Veteran's total potential toxic exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020224
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