The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher disability ratings have been granted with effective dates of March 18, 2019. The appeal regarding the earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status is remanded.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were determined based on the continuous pursuit of the claim from March 18, 2019 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease with weakness, tremors, muscle rigidity and stiffness, weakness, tremors, muscle rigidity and stiffness, left upper extremity associated with Parkinson's disease, weakness, balance impairment, bradykinesia, tremors, muscle rigidity, stiffness, right lower extremity associated with Parkinson's disease, weakness, balance impairment, bradykinesia, tremors, muscle rigidity, stiffness, left lower extremity associated with Parkinson's disease, urinary incontinence associated with Parkinson's disease, chronic constipation associated with Parkinson's disease, erectile dysfunction associated with Parkinson's disease, masked facies associated with Parkinson's disease, stooped posture associated with Parkinson's disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021528
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as remanded several issues related to Parkinson's disease and associated conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for various Parkinson's disease residuals, except for speech changes and constipation which were granted an effective date of July 3, 2019. SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance was also granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches and hypertension, effective August 10, 2022. The initial disability ratings for prostate cancer, ED, left side speech changes, right side speech changes, stooped posture left side, stooped posture right side, loss of automatic movements on the left side, and loss of automatic movements on the right side have been granted.,The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates for various conditions. The claim for service connection for cardiac stenosis was also granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require a higher level of aid and attendance, necessitating personal health-care services provided on a daily basis by a person who is licensed to provide such services. The Board has granted the increased SMC (r)(2) based on this need.
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