Parkinson's disease decisions — 2020

The Veteran's Parkinson’s disease with loss of automatic movements, speech changes, and bradykinesia or slowed motion, tremors, muscle rigidity, and stiffness in the bilateral upper and lower extremities is granted effective April 29, 2016.,Remaining claims for increased ratings are remanded.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease, as additional development is needed regarding herbicide agent exposure and a VA examination must be conducted.

The Veteran's death was caused by multi-system organ failure, with Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease, and type II diabetes mellitus contributing substantially to his death. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to herbicide agents in Korea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities required the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, leading to a grant of special monthly compensation at the aid and attendance rate.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and its residuals, erectile dysfunction, and Parkinson’s disease due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The issues of service connection for bilateral upper extremity and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to address the Veteran's psychiatric diagnoses and their relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates related to Parkinson's disease are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection based on herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's Parkinson's disease claim is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding that there was no basis for such claims based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease and irritable bowel syndrome were reopened, but his PTSD claim was denied for a rating increase.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death. The VA is instructed to obtain records from a Veterans Home and provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease or other conditions contributed to his death.

The Veteran's glaucoma and Parkinson's disease are denied as they did not have their onset during active service or are otherwise unrelated to active service.,The Veteran's right upper extremity, left upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are denied as they did not have their onset during active service or are otherwise unrelated to active service.

The Veteran's cause of death (end stage Parkinson's disease) is not service-connected. The VA pension benefits were properly discontinued due to the appellant's income exceeding the maximum allowable amount.

The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's Disease have been granted. The case has been remanded to obtain treatment records related to hypertension, which may be related to herbicide exposure or secondary to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II and Parkinson's disease.