The Veteran's appeal is about the severity of his service-connected Parkinson’s disease and its residuals. The Board has decided to remand all issues related to increased evaluations for various manifestations of Parkinson’s disease.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a procedural confusion regarding the Veteran's overall compensation status, which did not affect the current evaluation of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- balance impairment, stooped posture, bradykinesia, speech changes, constipation, tremor and muscle rigidity of the left upper extremity, tremor and muscle rigidity in the right upper extremity, tremor and muscle rigidity of the right lower extremity, tremor and muscle rigidity of the left lower extremity, dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18111667
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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