The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson’s Disease, including as secondary to herbicide exposure during his service at Takhili RTAFB in Thailand, has been reopened and granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that addressed the reason for the previous denial (lack of a nexus) and raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145534
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.
- Granted
The Veteran was found to be unable to engage in substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities as of May 28, 2018. The effective date for the TDIU is set at May 29, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear diagnoses and potential misinterpretation of medical records. The Veteran's current diagnosis is unclear, and additional evidence may be needed to determine if his neurological disorder is related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson’s Disease, also claimed as essential tremor and dystonia, due to exposure to Agent Orange during service in the territorial waters of Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson’s Disease is remanded due to insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure and the need for a VA examination.
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