The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease, for accrued purposes, is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability other than stooped posture/abnormal spine contour associated with Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity weakness and for a sinus disability, both for accrued purposes, are remanded due to incomplete VA examination reports and lack of consideration of the Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity weakness, for accrued purposes, is remanded due to incomplete VA examination reports and lack of consideration of the Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7005.,The VA clinician did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's degenerative disc disease was proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected Parkinson's disease and stooped posture/abnormal spine contour, nor did they consider the Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms.,The VA clinician did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's sinus condition had its onset during service or is related to in-service events, injuries, or diseases, nor did they consider the Veteran's statements regarding his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, low back disability other than stooped posture/abnormal spine contour associated with Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity weakness, sinus disability, Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity weakness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059728
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What this means for you
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