The Board granted an effective date of January 21, 2022 for service connection for loss of use of both lower extremities and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance with a higher level of care.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in relative equipoise that the Veteran's Parkinson's disease caused loss of use of both lower extremities from January 21, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both lower extremities, Parkinson's Disease with urinary problems
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031359
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.
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