The Board has granted earlier effective dates of October 24, 2020 for the grant of service connection for various Parkinson's disease manifestations. The Veteran had symptoms related to Parkinson's disease prior to his official diagnosis in June 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted an intent to file a claim on multiple occasions before his formal diagnosis with Parkinson's disease, and VA considered these as pending claims leading up to the effective date of October 24, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- bradykinesia, slowed motion, tremor of the right upper extremity, right lower extremity weakness, left lower extremity weakness, loss of smell, ED, urinary problems, stooped posture on the right side, stooped posture on the left side, speech changes, loss of automatic movements on the right side, loss of automatic movements on the left side, difficulty chewing and swallowing
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24048528
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