The Board denied increased ratings for Parkinson's disease and aphonia but granted a 30 percent rating for aphonia and a 30 percent, but not more, rating for Parkinson's disease with residual right upper extremity tremors prior to April 4, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with residual left upper extremity tremors, Parkinson's disease with residual right upper extremity tremors, Parkinson's disease with residual left lower extremity tremors, Parkinson's disease with residual right lower extremity tremors, aphonia (loss of voice), masked facies, left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25014316
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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