The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service toxic exposure risk activity.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by a medical expert concluded that the Veteran's exposure to TCE at Wurtsmith Air Force Base is at least as likely as not the cause of his Parkinson's disease and bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy, leading to the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25041716
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
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- Dismissed
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- 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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