Parkinson's disease decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Parkinson's disease and tremors, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete authorization forms from the appellant regarding his medical records from the Florida Department of Corrections. The case will be readjudicated after obtaining these records.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected due to the cause of death being attributed to ischemic bowel, respiratory failure, and kidney failure. Service connection for COPD as related to herbicide exposure is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to DM, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and CAD have been granted under the PACT Act. The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Guam.,Service connection has also been established for prostate cancer and Parkinson's Disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and Parkinson's disease are not related to his service, including exposure to herbicides. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The appeal has been dismissed due to an administrative error in docketing the case before the Board.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is granted as service connected due to exposure to jet fuels and other harmful chemicals during his active duty service. The Board found the evidence at least evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's Parkinson's-like symptoms are granted service connection as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure during active duty. The claim for sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for a toxic risk exposure activity (TERA) opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for glaucoma, Parkinson's disease, and dementia due to potential TERA exposure. The rating for bilateral hearing loss is also being remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding Parkinson's disease before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA eligibility were granted with effective dates of August 15, 2019.,Effective March 13, 2020, the Veteran received ratings for various service-connected conditions including stooped postures, diffuse bradykinesia and neuropathy in both lower extremities, mild neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson's disease, partial loss of smell, speech impairment, sexual dysfunction, right-side buttocks scars, and hypertension.,The effective dates for these ratings are March 13, 2020. The Veteran's service connection claims were previously denied but reopened with new evidence supporting the claims.,Diabetes mellitus was not granted an earlier effective date than August 15, 2019.,Parkinson's disease and related conditions were also not granted an earlier effective date than March 13, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability and Parkinson's disease due to herbicide agent exposure have been dismissed as the appeal is being held in abeyance due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for Parkinson's disease with mental manifestations and for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran was last evaluated for Parkinson's disease in August 2022, prior to the grant of service connection for associated mental manifestations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and incomplete opinions regarding service connection for Parkinson's Disease. The Veteran contends that exposure to herbicide agents during active service, specifically while stationed on the USS Enterprise within 12 nautical miles of the shore in Vietnam, caused or aggravated his Parkinson's Disease.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is related to in-service exposure to neurotoxins, specifically TCE. The Board granted service connection for the condition.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than June 17, 2021, for the grant of service connection for a separate rating for Parkinson's Disease with depression, cognitive/dementia, and sleep disturbances under Diagnostic Code 9434 was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date of September 5, 2011, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for constipation was granted.

The Board has granted the Appellant's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding that new evidence supports a diagnosis of the condition and that it is presumptively related to herbicide exposure during service.

The appeal for service connection of Parkinson's disease has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

Bell's Palsy, loss of smell, nasal drainage, swallowing problems, and Parkinson's disease are all granted as secondary to Bell's Palsy.,Orthostatic hypotension and memory loss are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance was granted, with the effective date set at December 15, 2022. The Board found that prior to this date, the Veteran needed regular aid and assistance due to his service-connected disabilities.