Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), a variant of ALS, is granted. The decision is based on the presumption that PLS can be linked to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PLS, which is a variant of ALS, and there is no affirmative evidence it was not incurred in service or due to willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis variant (ALS)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007452
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