The veteran's Parkinson's disease with associated muscle fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are service-connected, while the claim for a skin disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the veteran's combined and repeated exposures to organophosphates and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors during service, as well as the presumption of service connection for IBS due to his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with associated muscle fatigue, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903344
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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