Parkinson's disease — all decisions

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1), subject to the law and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer with nocturia and Parkinsonism/Parkinson's disease as the prior medical opinions are found to be inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease, hypertension, a heart condition, and hypothyroidism to verify in-service toxic exposures and obtain an opinion on the Veteran's hypertension claim.

The Veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for service connection and higher ratings for various conditions.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia and a higher initial rating.

The Veteran's claim for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment based on the loss of use of his hands and feet due to service-connected Parkinson's disease was granted.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism and peripheral neuropathy due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional medical opinion.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection and granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinson's disease, but denied higher ratings for various conditions.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for the same conditions, as well as for loss of automatic movements due to Parkinson's disease.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinsonism due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings and service connection for various conditions, including supraventricular arrhythmia and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, erectile dysfunction, left groin scar, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, left elbow epicondylitis, and multiple concussions.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus are service-connected due to in-service herbicide exposure, with an effective date from February 23, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease with separate ratings for upper and lower extremity muscle rigidity and tremors, effective April 9, 2021.