The Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease and associated disorders are being remanded for additional examinations to determine their current severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not undergone recent VA examinations, which is required when the severity of a disability may have increased since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, tremors, muscle rigidity and stiffness of the right upper extremity, tremors, muscle rigidity and stiffness of the left upper extremity, tremors of the right lower extremity, tremors of the left lower extremity, sleep disturbance, stooped posture balance impairment and bradykinesia, loss of automatic movements to the right side of the face, loss of automatic movements to the left side of the face, speech impairment, constipation, difficulty swallowing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104268
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
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