The Veteran's Parkinson’s disease with loss of automatic movements, speech changes, and bradykinesia or slowed motion, tremors, muscle rigidity, and stiffness in the bilateral upper and lower extremities is granted effective April 29, 2016.,Remaining claims for increased ratings are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new and material evidence within one year of August 2016 rating decision, which established his claim as pending. The Board found that the Veteran's Parkinson’s disease resulted in loss of automatic movements on or before April 29, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, loss of automatic movements, speech changes, bradykinesia or slowed motion and muscle rigidity of the right (major) upper extremity, bradykinesia or slowed motion with stooped posture, balance impairment, muscle rigidity, stiffness, and tremors of the left lower extremity, loss of smell, depressive disorder with mild neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064232
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.
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