The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Vietnam era, as per the PACT Act. The appeal concerning the severance of hypertension was dismissed due to it being premature.
The deciding factor: Parkinson's disease is presumptively service-connected under the PACT Act due to established exposure to herbicide agents at Udorn Air Force Base in Thailand. The appeal regarding the severance of hypertension was dismissed as it was filed prematurely before the severance had been finalized.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051149
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 appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during or is otherwise related to active service.
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