The Board granted service connection for cardiovascular disease and dismissed the claims for seizures, benign neoplasm of the thyroid, and a brain tumor.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicides in Guam, while other conditions were denied due to lack of evidence linking them to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiovascular disease, seizures, benign neoplasm of the thyroid, claimed as Graves' disease, brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25043014
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for seizures, to include epilepsy, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of such a disorder related to his military service.
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