The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as depression, and denied service connection for colon cancer. The Board also granted increased ratings for Parkinson's disease-related tremors and balance impairment in the right upper extremity and left lower extremity, respectively, while denying such claims for the other extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been granted service connection for a psychiatric disability as secondary to his service-connected Parkinson's disease. Colon cancer was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Colon cancer, Depression, Parkinson's disease with balance impairment and bradykinesia in the left lower extremity (left leg), Parkinson's disease with balance impairment and bradykinesia in the right lower extremity (right leg), Parkinson's disease with tremors, muscle rigidity and loss of automatic movements in the left upper extremity (left arm), Parkinson's disease with tremors, muscle rigidity and loss of automatic movements in the right upper extremity (right arm)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019597
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's lay statements and medical records are considered in determining whether there is a nexus between current symptoms and service.
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