Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for Parkinson's disease and its residuals due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were not sufficiently detailed to determine when the Veteran's Parkinson's disease first began to manifest, leading to a failure of VA's duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Neurological disability of the left upper extremity, Neurological disability of the left lower extremity, Neurological disability of the right lower extremity, Neurological disability of the right upper extremity, Speech changes (right), Speech changes (left), Head tremors, Sexual dysfunction, Stooped posture of the left side, Stooped posture of the right side
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020835
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