The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and/or essential tremors are granted for accrued purposes due to service at Camp LeJeune and in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served at Camp LeJeune for at least 30 days during the period from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987, meeting the minimum required service for presumptive service-connection. Additionally, his service in the Republic of Vietnam meets the minimum required service for presumptive service-connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, essential tremors
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24075848
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for essential tremors to correct errors in fulfilling the duty to assist, specifically related to an inadequate examination and opinion.
- 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.
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