Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to May 31, 2017, for service connection of various symptoms related to Parkinson's disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that evidence was not received within a year of the August 2014 rating decision that tends to show that an increased rating for Parkinson's disease is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, difficulty chewing/swallowing due to Parkinson's disease, sleep disturbances due to Parkinson's disease, left upper extremity tremor, muscle rigidity and stiffness, and bradykinesia or slowed motion due to Parkinson's disease, right lower extremity tremor, muscle rigidity and stiffness, and bradykinesia or slowed motion due to Parkinson's disease, left lower extremity tremor, muscle rigidity and stiffness, and bradykinesia or slowed motion due to Parkinson's disease, stooped posture due to Parkinson's disease, balance impairment due to Parkinson's disease, constipation due to Parkinson's disease, partial loss of smell due to Parkinson's disease, sexual dysfunction due to Parkinson's disease, speech changes affecting the left tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve due to Parkinson's disease, speech changes affecting the right tenth (pneumogastric, vagus) cranial nerve due to Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007332
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