The Board granted an effective date of February 5, 2021, for the award of service connection for Parkinsonism and its manifestations.
The deciding factor: The evidence established in-service herbicide agent exposure on a fact-found basis irrespective of the PACT Act, allowing for an earlier effective date than the one initially assigned by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinsonism, bradykinesia right upper extremity with tremors, Parkinsonism, bradykinesia left upper extremity with tremors, Balance impairment, Left stooped posture, Right stooped posture
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025247
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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Denied
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