Parkinson's disease decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure and the etiology of Parkinson's disease. The Veteran's death was caused by advanced Parkinson's disease, but service connection for cause of death is being remanded.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for Parkinson's disease as it relates to exposure during military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for Parkinson's disease due to a duty to assist error and insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding that the Veteran's exposure to jet fuel during his military service is causally related to his current condition.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including residuals of prostate cancer with urinary incontinence, other specified trauma (PTSD), Parkinsonism, and hyperthyroidism.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, tonsilitis, emphysema, COPD, gastritis, granulomatous disease, leukemia, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, and multiple myeloma. The reasons provided include a lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of a valid fee agreement, and thus denied eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in November 2020.

The Board denied service connection for COPD due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to asbestos exposure during service.,Service connection was also denied for Parkinsonism as there is no evidence of its manifestation within one year following separation from active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for essential tremor (claimed as Parkinsonism) is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examination.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease was initially rated at 30 percent and continued at that rating. The Board found no evidence of symptoms warranting a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding it was caused by herbicide exposure during service. Service connection for rhinitis is denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to his Parkinson's disease, has been granted. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is moot and dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of a VA examination and etiological opinion regarding his claimed exposures during service. The Veteran must be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if his conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a respiratory disorder (claimed as asthma and COPD), and Parkinson's disease. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, depression, Parkinson's with dementia, lower back disability, right knee and left knee disabilities, right hip and left hip disabilities, and right foot and left foot disabilities. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link to active service.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was not timely filed, as he applied more than two years after his last service-connected disability award. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and Parkinsonism at a Board hearing, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity tremors, but granted a separate 20 percent rating for left upper extremity tremors as a manifestation of the service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tremors, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, and Meniere's syndrome are remanded due to the need for a VA examination.