The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not result in the physical loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands or feet, nor did they meet any of the specified criteria for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. Therefore, his claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not result in functional impairment equivalent to the loss of use of one or both hands or feet as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, bilateral upper extremity impairment, bradykinesia, slowed motion, tremor, muscle rigidity and stiffness, balance impairment, constipation, bilateral fifth cranial nerve impairment (difficulty chewing/swallowing), bilateral side speech impairment, bilateral side loss of automatic movements, bilateral eleventh cranial nerve impairment (stooped posture), loss of smell, sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26000911
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (o) rate and SMC at the (r)(2) rate, effective January 19, 2025. The decision finds that the Veteran's service-connected conditions warrant these awards due to his need for aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and PTSD), and Parkinson's disease. The conditions are presumed to be due to exposure in service.,Service connection is established for all four claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including Parkinson's disease and related disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, have caused loss of use in both hands and need for aid and attendance due to his lower extremity disability, kidney disease, and neurogenic bladder. The Board has granted SMC based on these findings.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation and service connection was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.
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