Parkinson's disease decisions — 2024

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Thailand.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure, specifically Agent Orange exposure while aboard the USS Constellation during his military service.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease has been granted a minimum 30 percent rating, but his claims for increased ratings related to the effects of Parkinson's on his cranial nerves and loss of smell have not met the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with effective dates of August 27, 2010.,All other claims were denied or remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and/or Parkinsonism as due to herbicide exposure, and for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities associated with diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to ongoing uncertainty regarding his diagnoses and need for further evaluations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist. The AOJ will consider additional evidence when these claims are readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for respiratory and neurological disabilities, with the latter potentially secondary to his service-connected mental disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, requiring additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, parkinsonism/Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, and hypertension have been granted. The service connection is presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims of service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinson's disease, so these issues are dismissed.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of February 13, 2013, for service connection for various conditions related to Parkinson's disease.,However, the Board denied an earlier effective date prior to July 14, 2016, for loss of use of feet due to Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected Parkinson's disease. The Board has decided to remand the claim due to incomplete consideration of the Veteran's symptomology and need for further medical guidance.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for further development.,No specific effective date is assigned as all issues have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of hypertension, hypothyroidism, and parkinsonism due to potential exposure to toxins during service. A VA examination is needed for each condition.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is granted service connection. The claim for secondary service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, related to his Parkinson's disease, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, specifically related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected depression is granted as secondary to his Parkinson's disease. The initial higher rating for balance impairment has been denied, and the appeal regarding a higher rating for Parkinson's disease with neurocognitive disorder, anxiety disorder, and unspecified insomnia remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism was granted based on new evidence submitted in September 2019, which included his training activities and reports regarding herbicide agents. The Board found that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of atypical parkinsonism and was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Fort Gordon from May to October 1968.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's like syndrome (early onset Parkinson's) as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's Disease was denied. The claims for residuals of deviated nasal septum, skin disability other than dermatitis, right knee disability, left knee disability, and eye disability (secondary to hypertension) are remanded due to insufficient evidence.