Parkinson's disease decisions — 2004

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding no credible medical evidence linking his current condition to his exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of Parkinson's disease and determined that it was incurred during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome was aggravated by service, warranting service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's cause of death due to Parkinson's disease, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not presumed to have been incurred during service. The Board also found that PTSD did not contribute substantially or materially to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's-dementia Complex, finding no evidence of a current diagnosis or a link to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations.

The veteran died from metastatic colon cancer and Parkinson's disease, both of which were not service-connected. The Board found that the service-connected psychoneurosis did not cause or contribute to his death.

The veteran is seeking service connection for Parkinson's disease, which he claims is related to his in-service head injury and right mandible fracture. The case has been remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder tendonitis, heart disorder (Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome), residuals of a contusion of the left elbow, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death and denied his DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that Parkinson's disease was not incurred or aggravated in service and did not contribute to his death.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to Dependents Educational Assistance due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and Parkinson's disease. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The effective date for PTSD service connection was granted retroactively to February 22, 2002, and the initial disability evaluation for PTSD was increased to 50 percent from May 31, 2003.

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

The veteran's death was caused by hypoxemia due to pneumonia, with significant contributing conditions including Parkinson's disease, peripheral vascular disease, and hypertension. The Board has ordered a VA medical opinion to determine if the service-connected valvular heart disability played any role in causing or contributing to the cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to procedural errors and insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (cerebrovascular accident) was not caused by a service-connected disability, and denied dependent's educational benefits under Chapter 35. The VA medical records did not provide evidence linking any of the veteran's conditions to his military service.

The veteran's service-connected muscular atrophy of both hands contributed to his death, which was caused by aspiration. The medical evidence supports the conclusion that this disability substantially or materially contributed to cause and hasten the veteran's death.