The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for atypical Parkinson's disease claimed as freezing gait due to lead exposure, finding that there was no evidence of a direct relationship between his current condition and his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s vascular parkinsonism is not related to an in-service injury or event, including possible lead exposure during active service. The preponderance of the evidence supports this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19112176
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and atypical Parkinson's disease are not service-connected, as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.
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