The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with TERA participation.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act extended the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents to Veterans who served in Thailand at any United States or Royal Thai Air Force Base during a specific period, allowing an effective date as early as August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with TERA participation, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with TERA participation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033281
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.
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