The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted. He does not meet the criteria for housebound status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requires daily help with movement, meal preparation, feeding, medication management, and cannot leave his home unassisted due to balance issues, tremors, and frequent falls.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, mood disorder with depressive features, balance impairment associated with Parkinson's, difficulty chewing and swallowing associated with Parkinson's, right upper extremity tremor, associated with Parkinson's, stooped posture, bilaterally, associated with Parkinson's, loss of automatic movements with tardive dyskinesia, bilaterally
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2022
- Citation
- A22021073
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim is related to his exposure at Camp Lejeune, but there are questions about whether he currently has Parkinson's Disease or Parkinsonism.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a mood disorder with depressive features was granted, effective March 23, 2023.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected Parkinson's Disease, but denied it based on direct causation.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted SMC at the (o) rate based on his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and other conditions. He also meets the criteria for SMC at the (r)(1) level due to need for regular aid and attendance.
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