The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD and Parkinson's disease are related to service, with PTSD being linked to a verified in-service stressor and Parkinson's disease potentially linked to herbicide exposure. Service connection is granted for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of service connection for PTSD based on a confirmed in-service stressor and the presence of current symptoms consistent with the diagnosis. For Parkinson's disease, the medical evidence indicates a potential link to herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0914610
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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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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a May 2019 rating decision that assigned an initial 10 percent rating for Parkinson's disease, finding no clear and unmistakable error.
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