The Veteran's service-connected Parkinson’s disease and its associated disabilities have been granted effective May 5, 2016. The Veteran is currently receiving the maximum schedular rating for tremor of the right upper extremity.
The deciding factor: The August 2016 VA examination confirmed the Veteran's diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease with associated symptoms, and assigned a 30 percent rating based on incomplete paralysis of the major extremity (right upper extremity).
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, tremor of the right upper extremity, bradykinesia of the left and right lower extremities, loss of sense of smell, erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with Parkinson’s disease, loss of automatic facial movements associated with Parkinson’s disease, speech changes associated with Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182483
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and an initial 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome with pinguecula, while denying service connection for other psychiatric disorders, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and multiple musculoskeletal conditions. Some claims were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 28, 2015 for the awards of service connection for various conditions including Parkinson's disease with weakness, tremor, and bradykinesia of the left upper extremity; right upper extremity weakness with tremor and bradykinesia (major); depressive disorder with sleep impairment; right lower extremity weakness with bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and balance impairment; left lower extremity balance impairment with muscle rigidity; speech changes, right CN-10; speech changes, left CN-10; stooped posture, right CN-11; stooped posture, left CN-11; erectile dysfunction; constipation; loss of sense of smell; and right automatic movements, CN-7; left automatic movements, CN-7.
- Dismissed
All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions effective April 16, 2007, but no earlier, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for constipation. SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted from August 30, 2013.
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