The Board granted an effective date of December 14, 2015, for the grant of service connection for Parkinson's disease with various symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claims since December 14, 2015, and no earlier date is warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with tremor and bradykinesia, right upper extremity, Parkinson's disease with stooped posture, left side, Parkinson's disease with tremor and bradykinesia, right lower extremity, Parkinson's disease with tremor, left upper extremity, Parkinson's disease with balance impairment, bradykinesia and slowed motion, left lower extremity, Parkinson's disease with stooped posture, right side, Parkinson's disease with mild neurocognitive disorder and unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25034892
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The appeal for service connection and initial rating claims has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinson's disease, but denied higher ratings for various conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, restored a 10 percent rating for right knee instability effective May 12, 2021, and granted an effective date of June 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the award of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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