DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease due to herbicide agent exposure and/or radiation exposure, as well as peripheral neuropathy in all extremities as secondary to Parkinson's disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran was exposed to any in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) or that his conditions were related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002394
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