Parkinson's disease decisions — 2002

The veteran's disabilities, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with depression, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to Parkinson's disease, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's disability had improved and he no longer needed aid and attendance, leading to termination of his special monthly pension.

The Board found that the veteran no longer has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and his symptoms are attributable to sick sinus syndrome. As a result, he does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, attributing it to a direct cause rather than exposure to ionizing radiation or any other presumptive basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected lung condition contributed to his death from pneumonia, and thus grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran's anxiety disorder did not cause or contribute to his death, and denied service connection for the cause of death.

The VA determined that the veteran's diagnosed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome was not incurred during her active service, concluding it is more likely due to a congenital condition.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound.

The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the veteran's cervical disc disease and Parkinson's disease had their inception during active service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The service-connected PTSD contributed substantially and materially to the veteran's death, leading to a decision in favor of granting service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The VA determined that the veteran's cause of death, pneumonia, was not caused by a service-connected disability. The Board found no evidence linking any current conditions to service or to radiation exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not related to any injury or disease incurred in active service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that no disease or condition incurred in or aggravated by active service was the principal or contributory cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of Parkinson's disease as secondary to his service-connected disability of a gunshot wound above the right eye.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and a left ear disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.