The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the relationship between herbicide agent exposure and progressive supranuclear palsy. The Veteran's cause of death is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran’s PSP was related to herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100204
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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