Effective dates for service connection have been granted for speech changes, constipation, right lower extremity tremors, loss of sense of smell, and sexual dysfunction due to Parkinson's disease all with effective date of June 6, 2011.,An earlier effective date is denied for generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The earliest dates of claim for these conditions were determined as being on or after June 6, 2011 when they were specifically noted as secondary to Parkinson's disease in a disability benefits questionnaire and VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depressive Features, Speech Changes with Difficulty Chewing/Chewing Swallowing, Constipation, Right Lower Extremity Tremors, Loss of Sense of Smell, Sexual Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21027199
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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