Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death, Parkinson's disease, is remanded. The Board needs to verify additional service periods and potential exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Board found a duty to assist error requiring a remand to confirm service and develop evidence on toxic chemical exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004882
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