The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected Parkinson's disease with adjustment disorder, depressed mood, and neurocognitive disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran requires assistance in daily living activities due to his service-connected conditions, meeting the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 (o) and (r)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with adjustment disorder with depressed mood and neurocognitive disorder, constipation due to Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070807
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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted ratings of 20%, 40%, and 60% for the Veteran's right and left lower extremities with muscle rigidity, stiffness and bradykinesia (slowed motion) from March 25, 2015, to October 29, 2019; October 30, 2019, to July 6, 2023; and July 7, 2023, to the present, respectively. The Board denied higher ratings for other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 31, 2017, for service connection of various symptoms related to Parkinson's disease.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for various conditions related to Parkinson's disease and service connection for bladder cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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