Parkinson's disease decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease due to additional evidence being added to the record.

The Veteran's diabetic retinopathy with dry eyes and cataract was granted a disability rating of 20 percent, but no higher, on and after March 6, 2020. Other claims for increased ratings or service connection were denied.

The Board denied service connection for Parkinson's disease and remanded the claims for tremors of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease, presumed due to exposure to burn pits during service in Vietnam, impacts his ability to work. The Board has ordered a remand for the AOJ to obtain treatment records and advise the Veteran on how to file a claim of service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider aggravation of Parkinson's disease by service-connected traumatic brain injury, and to determine toxic exposures for TERA purposes.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis, Parkinson's disease, and an acquired psychiatric disability have been denied as not related to service. The breathing condition and skin condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is being remanded for the breathing condition (shortness of breath) and skin condition (tinea versicolor).

The Veteran's death was caused by Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II, all of which are diseases presumptively linked to herbicide exposure. The Board found service connection for the cause(s) of death is warranted.

The Board has found that the Veteran requires personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months based on need for supervision, protection, or instruction due to diagnosed conditions. However, additional development is needed to determine eligibility for PCAFC benefits under 38 CFR §71.20(a).

The Veteran's death was caused by Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II, all of which are diseases presumptively linked to herbicide exposure. The Board found service connection for the cause(s) of death is warranted.

The Veteran's death was caused by Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II, all of which are diseases presumptively linked to herbicide exposure. The Board found service connection for the cause(s) of death is warranted.

The Veteran's death was caused by Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II, all of which are diseases presumptively linked to herbicide exposure. The Board found service connection for the cause(s) of death is warranted.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 15, 1998 for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for carcinoma of the prostate with urinary incontinence was denied as there is no evidence that the condition worsened within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 16, 2005 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease was denied because the earliest date of entitlement arose from a clinical diagnosis in 2005.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 6, 2002 for the grant of service connection for Parkinson's Disease was denied as there is no evidence that the condition worsened within one year prior to the date of receipt of the claim.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to or during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of October 26, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for parkinsonism.