The Board denied service connection for Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) as there is no persuasive evidence that the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show a link between PLS and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26024235
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