Parkinson's disease Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease and has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board also found that there is at least a state of equipoise as to whether the Veteran's Parkinson's disease began during his period of active duty training in 2003, thus granting service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as verifying herbicide exposure in Korea. The appeal is being returned to the AOJ for compliance with these directives.

The Board found no evidence of a direct or secondary service connection for the claimed conditions, including as due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for Parkinson's disease, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand and no service connection based on direct incurrence.

The Veteran is granted service connection for Parkinson's disease due to presumed exposure to herbicides while on temporary duty in Guam, Vietnam.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is found to have developed as a result of his active service, and he was granted service connection for the cause of his death. As a result, the claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, with the presumption of exposure to herbicides in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that there was no evidence of a right knee disability or heart disability due to in-service herbicide exposure. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and left knee disabilities were found not to warrant higher ratings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Parkinson's disease is related to service, including environmental exposures in service. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's Parkinson's disease is related to his in-service exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including obtaining service records and VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, but remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for malignant melanoma and Parkinson's disease due to lack of evidence supporting exposure to herbicides.

The Board found that the Veteran's Parkinson's disease was not shown to be related to his period of service and did not find any evidence linking it to a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease is denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, citing a March 2014 written statement expressing his wish to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and Parkinson's disease, necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board has granted SMC based on this need.

The Board has determined that there is no credible evidence of the Veteran's level of exposure to ionizing radiation in service, and thus cannot establish service connection based on such exposure. The claim for Parkinson's disease was denied as there is no medical evidence supporting a link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease was not shown to be related to service or herbicide exposure, and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, including as due to herbicide exposure, is being remanded for further development and examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, Parkinson's disease, and subarachnoid cyst (claimed as a brain tumor) due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not show any in-service or post-service diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's dermatitis of the right hand is found to be due to service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The Board finds that there is not enough evidence to establish a direct link between his current hearing loss disability or heart disorder (Wolfe-Parkinson-White syndrome) and his active duty in Vietnam.