The Board has determined that the Veteran's Parkinson's disease, which was not service-connected during his lifetime due to lack of evidence on the list of presumptive diseases at that time, may have contributed to his death from a motor vehicle accident. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether the Parkinson's disease affected his ability to react quickly enough to avoid the accident.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served in Vietnam but did not meet the criteria for presumed service connection due to herbicide exposure as he was not exposed during that period of time.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1415588
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (o) rate and SMC at the (r)(2) rate, effective January 19, 2025. The decision finds that the Veteran's service-connected conditions warrant these awards due to his need for aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and PTSD), and Parkinson's disease. The conditions are presumed to be due to exposure in service.,Service connection is established for all four claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including Parkinson's disease and related disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, have caused loss of use in both hands and need for aid and attendance due to his lower extremity disability, kidney disease, and neurogenic bladder. The Board has granted SMC based on these findings.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation and service connection was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.
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