The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are required to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's conditions and determine appropriate disability ratings and effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- spinocerebellar degeneration, pharynx/larynx disability, right lower extremity ataxia and dysmetria, left lower extremity ataxia and dysmetria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19129534
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the service member's spinocerebellar degeneration and ataxia began during his active duty, and he is unable to take care of himself without regular assistance. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted, and special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance is also granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for spinocerebellar degeneration, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The claims were previously denied in November 1998 without providing proper notice.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence. The neurological disorder, diagnosed as multiple sclerosis or spinocerebellar degeneration, is presumed to have been incurred during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of records, including private medical records from Miami Valley Hospital and Chillicothe VAMC. The appellant is seeking service connection for spinocerebellar degeneration with peripheral neuropathy, which he claims is related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
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