The Board granted effective dates of August 27, 2010, for several conditions related to vascular Parkinsonism and denied an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran had continuously prosecuted claims for service connection since August 27, 2010, with no earlier evidence of claim found.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity weakness, left upper extremity weakness, sleep disturbances (to include sleep apnea), special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ, speech changes, erectile dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, vascular Parkinsonism with right upper extremity weakness, left lower extremity weakness associated with vascular Parkinsonism with sleep disturbance to include sleep apnea, loss of facial automatic movements (left side) associated with vascular Parkinsonism with sleep disturbance to include sleep apnea, right lower extremity weakness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064133
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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