The Board denied earlier effective dates for Parkinson's disease and related conditions, as well as higher ratings for various symptoms due to the lack of evidence supporting earlier entitlement or more severe manifestations.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the effective date of the liberalizing law allowing presumptive service connection for Parkinson's disease associated with exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is March 14, 2017, and no evidence supported an earlier entitlement or more severe manifestations prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with tremor, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and speech impairment, difficulty chewing and swallowing due to Parkinson's disease and Barrett's esophagus, stooped posture, complete loss of sense of smell, constipation, loss of automatic movements right side due to Parkinson's disease, loss of automatic movements left side due to Parkinson's disease, right side speech impairment due to Parkinson's disease, left side speech impairment due to Parkinson's disease, erectile dysfunction, balance impairment
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001438
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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