The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 13, 2013, for service connection for various conditions related to Parkinson's disease but denied an earlier effective date for loss of use of feet.
The deciding factor: The earliest evidence of the Veteran's loss of use of feet was on July 14, 2016, which established factual entitlement to the benefit. The maximum rating of 100 percent is already assigned for the loss of use of feet under Diagnostic Code 5110.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with urinary voiding dysfunction, swallowing/chewing impairment due to Parkinson's disease, stooped posture due to Parkinson's disease, erectile dysfunction due to Parkinson's disease, loss of automatic face movements due to Parkinson's disease, speech impairment due to Parkinson's disease, loss of use of feet due to Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063237
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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