The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including Parkinson's disease and urethral strictures with urinary dysfunction, have caused significant disabilities that require regular aid and attendance. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension and granted eligibility for SMC based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, particularly his Parkinson's disease, necessitate regular aid and attendance due to physical incapacity.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, major depressive disorder, urethral strictures with urinary dysfunction, left upper extremity tremors with bradykinesia, muscle rigidity and stiffness, right lower extremity tremors with bradykinesia, balance impairment, muscle rigidity, and stiffness, bilateral hearing loss, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), speech changes associated with Parkinson's disease, difficulty chewing and swallowing associated with Parkinson's disease, erectile dysfunction associated with urethral strictures, paralysis of the eleventh cranial nerve on the right side (stooped posture) associated with Parkinson's disease, paralysis of the eleventh cranial nerve on the left side (stooped posture) associated with Parkinson's disease, right upper extremity tremors with bradykinesia, muscle rigidity and stiffness, tinnitus, constipation associated with Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24028718
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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