Parkinson's disease decisions — 2008

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. However, it denied service connection for Parkinson's disease due to lack of evidence linking the condition to active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's Parkinson's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeals, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, service connection for rheumatic heart disease, and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for coronary artery disease. The TDIU claim was referred to the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and PTSD. The appeals regarding bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were also denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed heart disorder, Wolfe Parkinson White Syndrome, did not preexist service and was not aggravated by service. However, there is no current evidence of a heart disability to support a grant of service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and Parkinsonism as there is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of these conditions or that they are related to military service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Parkinson's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, and is not proximately due to or the result of exposure to herbicides. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from myocardial infraction due to atherosclerotic heart disease.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence showing the veteran had Parkinson's disease or prodromal indications of this condition while in military service, and it is not etiologically linked to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records from Dr. A.L. Muff and providing Dingess notice.

The Board found that the evidence received since the January 2002 RO decision is not material because it does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for Parkinson's disease, and therefore does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have service connection for dementia or Parkinson's disease, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's Parkinson's disease is not related to his military service, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease, bilateral hip/knee/shoulder disabilities, and depression were not supported by the evidence of record. The preponderance of the evidence is against these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence received after the last statement of the case.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have chronic fatigue syndrome etiologically related to active service and denies his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's Parkinson's disease was not caused or aggravated by his head trauma and is not related to service, denying the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease as there was no evidence of its onset during active service or within one year after separation, and no competent medical evidence linking it to service.