The Board has granted service connection for Multiple System Atrophy and awarded SMC based on the need for aid and attendance. The case is remanded to assign a rating for SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for Multiple System Atrophy due to new evidence received since the previous denial, which raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple System Atrophy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1813063
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for Congestive Heart Failure and Multiple System Atrophy. However, the issue of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to August 10, 2022 is inextricably intertwined with these newly established effective dates and requires remand.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and Multiple System Atrophy due to herbicide exposure. Additional evidence is needed, including treatment records from the Mayo Clinic and VA medical center, as well as an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran’s Multiple System Atrophy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is presumed to be due to in-service herbicide exposure, and service connection for this condition has been granted. The claim for TDIU remains pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to multiple system atrophy is not warranted as it does not meet the criteria specified in 38 U.S.C.A. § 1116(a) and there is no evidence of a positive association between exposure to herbicide agents and multiple system atrophy.
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