The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for Parkinson's disease. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's Parkinson's disease, including essential tremor, is related to his exposure to hazardous chemicals during service. Therefore, service connection for Parkinson's disease is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence of record to be at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's Parkinson's disease was related to his exposure to hazardous chemicals in service, and therefore granted service connection based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, essential tremor
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130149
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease/parkinsonism, a gastrointestinal disorder, a speech disorder, and essential tremor due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for essential tremor, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that her essential tremor is etiologically related to service.
- 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.
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