Parkinson's disease decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that Parkinson's disease, listed as the cause of death on the Veteran's death certificate, was presumptively related to his period of service due to exposure to herbicide agents in or around the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for Parkinson's disease.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and Parkinson's disease based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Board granted separate ratings for Parkinson's disease, including a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8004, and a 100 percent rating for dementia as secondary to the service-connected condition. The Veteran also received separate ratings for voiding dysfunction, upper and lower extremity impairments, and incomplete loss of smell, all as secondary to Parkinson's disease.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including Parkinson's disease and related secondary conditions, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer residuals, Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease, hypothyroidism, peripheral neuropathy, and testicular disability on a basis other than the PACT Act.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for parkinsonism, and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 16, 2021, for service connection for Parkinson's disease and related tremors disabilities.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for Parkinson's Disease and Coronary Artery Disease, as the earliest possible effective date under Nehmer regulations is July 30, 2001, and October 28, 2005, respectively.

The Veteran is granted a higher level of special monthly compensation, at the intermediate rate between (m) and (n), effective March 26, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including residuals of facial burns, Parkinsonism, PTSD, tinnitus, and right-ear hearing loss, prevented him from performing the physical and mental acts required for employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, tremors (claimed as Parkinson's disease), erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease in the extremities.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease and hypothyroidism, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor of the left upper extremity as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 30% rating for constipation as a residual of Parkinson's disease, and granted a 10% rating for loss of sense of smell beginning November 22, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for Parkinsonism due to herbicide agent exposure and remanded the claims for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and myelodysplastic syndrome.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all issues, including increased ratings and service connection claims.

The Board granted readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for further medical evaluation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of Parkinsonism to obtain a new VA medical opinion due to an inadequate previous examination.

The appeal for service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election in the filing of a VA Form 10182.