The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's MSA, including whether it is related to service or caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury.
The deciding factor: The November 2017 examiner did not address whether the Veteran’s MSA was aggravated by his service connected disabilities, including traumatic brain injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, progressive neurodegenerative disorder to include multiple systems atrophy (MSA), dysarthria, urinary incontinence, cerebellar ataxia, left upper extremity paralysis, right upper extremity paralysis, left lower extremity paralysis, right lower extremity paralysis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154858
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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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