The Veteran's back condition, Parkinson’s disease, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression), and eye condition are all granted service connection. However, the VA has not provided sufficient evidence to determine if his neck and knee conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a rationale for the findings regarding the Veteran's neck and knee disabilities, which is required by the August 2017 remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability (degenerative arthritis of the spine), Parkinson’s disease, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression secondary to service-connected Parkinson’s disease and back disability), Eye condition (macular degeneration)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21001421
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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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