The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted effective July 3, 2018. The effective dates are based on the date of receipt of an intent to file a claim and not necessarily when the conditions were first experienced or diagnosed.
The deciding factor: The CHECO Report was not considered at the time of the initial denial due to its absence from the record, leading to a new reconsideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, mild neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson's disease with spatial disorientation, bilateral pinguecula, dry eye syndrome, urinary problems due to parkinsonism, balance impairment due to parkinsonism, constipation due to parkinsonism, hemorrhoids, tremor, right upper extremity with muscle rigidity and bradykinesia due to parkinsonism, tremor, left upper extremity with muscle rigidity and bradykinesia due to parkinsonism, tremor, right lower extremity with muscle rigidity and bradykinesia due to parkinsonism, tremor, left lower extremity with muscle rigidity and bradykinesia due to parkinsonism, difficulty chewing, right side, due to parkinsonism, difficulty chewing, left side, due to parkinsonism, speech changes due to parkinsonism, sexual dysfunction due to parkinsonism, loss of automatic movements, right due to parkinsonism, loss of automatic movements, left due to parkinsonism, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2023
- Citation
- A23029930
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for dry eye syndrome claimed as visual impairment, including blurry vision, blindness, double vision due to procedural error. The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied because there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder alone warrants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and he has additional service-connected disabilities rated at least 60 percent. The Board grants special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for hypothyroidism is denied, and the Board finds that service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease and bilateral foot condition should be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypothyroidism and therefore denied their claim for service connection.
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