Parkinson's disease decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for parkinsonism and obstructive sleep apnea, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected seizure condition associated with adjustment disorder, mixed anxiety and depressed mood, mild neurocognitive disorder with traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include tension headaches.

The Board remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer with nocturia and Parkinsonism/Parkinson's disease as the prior medical opinions are found to be inadequate.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1), subject to the law and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues related to increased ratings for various disabilities associated with Parkinson's disease as well as service connection for depression and dementia have been dismissed.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective August 22, 2024.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all issues related to disability ratings for various service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease, hypertension, a heart condition, and hypothyroidism to verify in-service toxic exposures and obtain an opinion on the Veteran's hypertension claim.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia and a higher initial rating.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinson's disease, but denied higher ratings for various conditions.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for service connection and higher ratings for various conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for the same conditions, as well as for loss of automatic movements due to Parkinson's disease.

The Veteran's claim for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment based on the loss of use of his hands and feet due to service-connected Parkinson's disease was granted.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism and peripheral neuropathy due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinsonism due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus are service-connected due to in-service herbicide exposure, with an effective date from February 23, 2018.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings and service connection for various conditions, including supraventricular arrhythmia and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, erectile dysfunction, left groin scar, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, left elbow epicondylitis, and multiple concussions.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including a VA sleep apnea examination and a Parkinson's disease examination to determine the nature of any identified disabilities and their relationship to active service and service-connected conditions.