The Board granted service connection for parkinsonism based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Parkinsonism was diagnosed and meets the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- parkinsonism
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058210
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pain in the left arm and hand, as well as right arm and hand, are denied due to lack of a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for parkinsonism is denied due to lack of a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for parkinsonism and diabetes mellitus type II due to a lack of VA examinations. The other claims are denied as there is no current diagnosis of the claimed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
Service connection for hypothyroidism and parkinsonism is granted due to exposure to herbicides. Service connection for PAF, hypotension, and REM behavior disorder is remanded as there is no presumptive association.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal regarding Parkinsonism.
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