The Veteran seeks service connection for Parkinson's disease, claiming it is related to exposure to petroleum fuel and fumes during his duties as an aircraft mechanic and crew chief. The Board finds the evidence meets a low threshold for obtaining a VA examination due to the nature of his claim. However, there are concerns about the Veteran's claimed exposure to Agent Orange at U-Tapao RTAFB in Thailand, which is not supported by SPRs. The case is REMANDED to obtain complete service personnel records and verify the Veteran's service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for Parkinson's disease is based on his contention of exposure to petroleum fuel and fumes during his duties as an aircraft mechanic and crew chief, which includes loading and unloading fuel. However, there are concerns about the claimed exposure to Agent Orange at U-Tapao RTAFB in Thailand.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22062966
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of a May 2019 rating decision that assigned an initial 10 percent rating for Parkinson's disease, finding no clear and unmistakable error.
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