The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease and denied increased ratings for various peripheral neuropathies, except granted a 20 percent rating from April 21, 2019, for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and a 30 percent rating for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The Board also granted service connection for PTSD effective April 21, 2019, and awarded TDIU from that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims for increased ratings or service connection for Parkinson's disease, but did show moderate symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities. The Board also found that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030442
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the claims for a compensable rating for the lower back scar, service connection for COPD, and peripheral artery disease were denied.
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