The Board granted an effective date of October 26, 2023, for service connection of Parkinsonism, with major depression, neurocognitive disorder, dementia, and insomnia disorder.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 VA medical exam confirmed the Veteran was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease on October 26, 2023, which is considered the date entitlement arose for service connection purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinsonism, with major depression, neurocognitive disorder, dementia, and insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027734
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for dementia, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for dementia, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's dementia to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
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