The Board has determined that the appellant is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for dystonia of the tongue, to include tardive dyskinesia, as a result of VA medical treatment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that dystonia and tardive dyskinesia was an expected outcome due to long-term use of antipsychotic medications prescribed by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- dystonia of the tongue, tardive dyskinesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0022969
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for the RO to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing and conduct one if elected.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tardive dyskinesia and denied the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, initial rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and earlier effective date.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of service connection for migraine headaches based on new and relevant evidence, and an earlier effective date of December 3, 2017 for the initial rating awards for tardive dyskinesia. The claims for higher ratings for tardive dyskinesia were denied, and the issues of service connection for migraine headaches and a higher rating for bipolar I disorder were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.
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