Parkinson's disease Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, finding that the Veteran's exposure to trichloroethylene in service is at least as likely as not related to his condition.

The Veteran was granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is considered a direct link to his military service. The rating assigned is 100%, the highest possible rating.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to in-service noise exposure.,Service connection for Parkinson's disease and kidney cancer are granted based on chemical exposures during service.

The Veteran withdrew their appeals for left eye disability, Parkinson's Disease, specially adapted housing, and special home adaptation.

The Veteran's cause of death, Parkinson's disease, is now service connected and the appellant's claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation benefits are granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his death during the appeal process. The case is now being reviewed with consideration of the appellant's eligibility for accrued benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Parkinson's disease was incurred during his active duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including Parkinson's disease and major depressive disorder. The Board has remanded several issues for further review due to the complexity of his case.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's Disease/Parkinsonism, finding that the evidence does not support a finding of direct causation or continuity of symptomatology. The Veteran's condition is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure but there is no affirmative evidence supporting this presumption.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for parkinsonism on an accrued basis as there is no current diagnosis of parkinsonism in the record.

The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction and Parkinson's disease have been fully awarded with the grants of service connection in May 2021 and June 2021, respectively. As such, these issues are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, sleep apnea, anemia, Parkinson's disease, and neurocognitive disorder have been denied. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a relationship to service.,There is no evidence of any headache disability during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto. Sleep apnea was not present in service or within one year after separation from service. Anemia, Parkinson's disease, and neurocognitive disorder did not manifest within one year after separation from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is in need of personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months due to his Parkinson's disease, which requires supervision or instruction without which his ability to function would be seriously impaired. The PCAFC eligibility determination must now be reconsidered based on this finding.

The Board has granted entitlement to a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. The claim of an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for Parkinson's disease is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease from August 10, 2022. The Veteran was presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Guam between April 1966 and October 1967.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus, type II (DM II), both presumed due to herbicide exposure in Thailand. Service connection was denied for left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the eligibility criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grants due to a lack of permanent and total disability rating.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease was not shown to be related to service or any presumptive exposure, and the Board denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Parkinson's disease and his toxic exposure during service. The Veteran needs a new opinion that addresses the conflicting medical evidence provided by him.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but dismissed the appeals for degenerative arthritis of the thoracic and lumbar spine and diabetes mellitus. The appeal for Parkinson's disease is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected PTSD.