The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for Parkinson's disease with urinary incontinence, as the evidence does not support an earlier claim or a basis for an earlier effective date under applicable regulations.
The deciding factor: There is no legal or factual basis to assign an earlier effective date based on the Veteran's claims history and the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045495
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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