The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and potential service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the appellant’s statements about the neurologist's opinions on the incubation period of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19136282
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD) secondary to these conditions. The decision also denied his claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant seeks DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the durational requirement for a total disability rating at the time of his death.
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