Parkinson's disease decisions — 2014

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during his active duty in Thailand and no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease and hypertension were denied as they are not related to service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection was also denied for COPD due to insufficient evidence, and the case is being remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to schedule a video conference hearing. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is not related to exposure to herbicides or any other specific basis, remains on appeal.

The Veteran was not exposed to pesticides and/or herbicides during active service, and his Parkinson's Disease did not manifest within one year of separation. The Board finds that PD is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected tremors of the right upper extremities have been rated at 40 percent, effective April 4, 2012.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for Parkinson's disease, which he claims is related to his exposure to herbicides during a temporary duty assignment in Guam. The Board has determined that further verification of the Veteran's possible herbicide exposure from the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) must be undertaken.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was not exposed to herbicides in service, and therefore cannot establish service connection for Alzheimer's disease with dementia and an associated movement disorder (likely referring to Parkinson's syndrome and/or Parkinson's disease).

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the rating for Parkinson's disease and the effective date for service connection, thus dismissing these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran experienced in-service stressors related to his fear of hostile military activity while in Vietnam. Service connection was denied for Corticobasal Degeneration (claimed as Parkinson's disease).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and Parkinson's disease. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or any other compensable exposure.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, as his service-connected PTSD and shrapnel wounds may be related to his later development of Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran's death was caused by complications from injuries sustained during a fall, which the Board finds was caused by Parkinson's disease. The cause of his death is presumed to be related to his service.