The Board granted a 30 percent rating for Parkinson's disease symptoms not compensable under other diagnostic codes, and granted effective dates of September 15, 2006, for the ratings of 40 percent for left lower extremity shuffling gait, tremors, stiffness, and bradykinesia, 30 percent for right upper extremity tremors, stiffness, and bradykinesia, and 20 percent for left and right side loss of automatic movements (masked facies).
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the alignment of the Veteran's symptoms with specific diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24032246
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.
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 service connection for Parkinson's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during or is otherwise related to active service.
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