Parkinson's disease decisions — 2007

The veteran's death was caused by pneumonia, with Parkinson's disease listed as the underlying cause. The VA medical opinion concluded that the veteran's stroke contributed to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial rating of 10 percent. The issue of service connection for Parkinson's disease, claimed as secondary to the service-connected seizure disorder, is still pending.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Parkinson's disease began during his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of secondary service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding that there is no clear and convincing evidence to support a finding that his Parkinson's disease was related to his in-service head injury.

The Board found that the veteran's Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome clearly and unmistakably existed prior to his active duty service, and it did not permanently increase in severity during such service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and clarifying whether the veteran had Type I or Type II diabetes mellitus. The specialist should determine if the veteran's diabetes contributed to his death.

The Board has decided that the veteran does not have vasculitis other than Schamberg's capillaritis of the lower extremities, and his right shoulder adhesive capsulitis is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claims for Parkinson's disease require further development.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for Parkinson's disease has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim, but denied service connection for Parkinson's disease as there was no medical evidence linking it to service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of recent medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for multiple joint arthritis, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease as secondary to his service-connected allergic reaction to bee-stings. The Board also denied a higher rating for the service-connected allergic reaction to bee-stings.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected bullet wound of the right hand did not cause or contribute to his death from urosepsis. The medical evidence does not support a link between the in-service head injury and the development of Parkinson's disease.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death due to hypoxia caused by aspiration pneumonia as a consequence of Parkinson's disease.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's Parkinson's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The residuals of his closed head injury are manifested by subjective complaints of chronic dizziness and do not warrant an increased rating. The evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Parkinson's disease is related to a head injury sustained during service, and thus grants service connection for residuals of head injury.

The veteran's cause of death was due to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, which the appellant claims were caused by radiation exposure during service. The VA is instructed to request a revised dose estimate from DTRA and obtain an opinion linking these conditions to his service.

The Board found that the veteran did not participate in a radiation risk activity and thus could not establish exposure to ionizing radiation. The service records do not show any evidence of skin cancer, bilateral eye disability, or Parkinson's disease during service or within one year of separation from service. Therefore, service connection was denied for all three conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for supraventricular tachycardia and Parkinson's disease, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the former denial of service connection for anxiety depression with tachycardia. The Board also found no link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.