The Board granted an effective date of August 13, 2019, for the grant of service connection for various disabilities associated with herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and its associated disabilities were present during the entire appeals period, predating his claim, thus establishing entitlement to service connection prior to August 13, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with balance impairment and right lower extremity bradykinesia, tremor and rigidity, left upper extremity bradykinesia and tremor, right upper extremity bradykinesia and tremor, left lower extremity bradykinesia and tremor, left tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve speech changes, right tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve speech changes, left stooped posture, right stooped posture, constipation, loss of sense of smell, sexual dysfunction, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034371
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