The Board granted separate ratings for the Veteran's Parkinson's disease residuals, including neurological impairments of the upper and lower extremities, orthostatic hypotension, loss of sense of smell, and speech changes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's Parkinson's disease residuals were found to be analogous to impairment of the radial nerve in each upper extremity and the sciatic nerve in each lower extremity, warranting separate ratings based on incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, bradykinesia with tremor and muscle rigidity of the left lower extremity, bradykinesia with tremor and muscle rigidity of the right lower extremity, bradykinesia with tremor and muscle rigidity of the left upper extremity, bradykinesia with tremor and muscle rigidity of the right upper extremity, orthostatic hypotension, loss of sense of smell, speech changes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032602
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during or is otherwise related to active service.
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