The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, and the Board finds that he is entitled to service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The amended regulations established a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, including Parkinson's disease. The Veteran served at Camp Lejeune during his active duty and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Given the evidence supporting an association between exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and the development of Parkinson's disease, the Board finds that service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801844
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- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- 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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