Judge Remands Agent Orange Benefits Case To Consider Evidence Regarding Dementia

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on Dec. 28 partially affirmed and partially reversed a ruling on a veteran's entitlement to benefits related to exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange, concluding that he was not eligible to benefits for Parkinson's disease but that further proceedings are needed to determine his right to coverage for Lewy body dementia disorder (Shirley A. Kast v. David J. Shulkin, No. 16-3224, U.S. App., Vet. Clms.; 2017 U.S. App. Vet. Claims LEXIS 1840).
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