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
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