Parkinson's disease Board decisions

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for cervical myositis and denied it on the merits. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea and Wolff Parkinson White disease are remanded.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 10, 2014 for the establishment of service connection for Parkinson's disease based on evidence showing that the Veteran had symptoms related to this condition prior to his application for benefits.

The Board has remanded the case to consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and to readjudicate all claims including this new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson’s disease, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and therefore meets the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson’s disease with shaking hands, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, left knee disability, Parkinson's disease, and PTSD due to incomplete records.

The Veteran's initial increased ratings for upper and lower extremities are being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the initial increased rating issues.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of TBI, Parkinson's disease as secondary to TBI, tremors of the left hand and right hand as secondary to Parkinson's disease, and blurred vision as secondary to Parkinson's disease.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease. The remaining issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for Parkinson's disease is granted due to exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand, and thus meets the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's Parkinson’s disease is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Thailand.

The Veteran's cause of death, Parkinson's disease, is service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinson's Disease, finding no current diagnosis of TBI during the appeal period. The claim for secondary service connection for Parkinson's Disease was also denied as there is no evidence linking the disease to active service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased PTSD, service connection for Parkinson’s disease, and TDIU were dismissed as the substantive appeal was not timely filed in response to the September 2015 statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease, increased rating for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for right ear hearing loss (secondary to a neurodegenerative disorder, claimed as Parkinson's disease) due to incomplete medical records and inextricably intertwined issues.

The Veteran's high cholesterol was not found to be a disability for VA compensation purposes.,Diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, high blood pressure, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands and feet were not service-connected as they did not manifest during active service or within one year of separation, nor are they causally related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease due to insufficient evidence, including lack of Reserve service records. The kidney disease claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's Disease, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Thailand and this exposure is causally related to his current condition. The decision is based on the presumption of exposure due to service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a VA neurological examination.

The Board cannot make a fully-informed decision on the issue of service connection for Parkinson's disease because no VA examiner has provided an opinion regarding its etiology. The issues are inextricably intertwined and need to be remanded.