The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinsonism is remanded due to conflicting diagnoses in the medical records. The claim for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance of another person is also remanded as it may be impacted by the outcome of the service connection claim.
The deciding factor: There are inconsistent diagnoses between parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease in the Veteran's medical records, which requires further examination to determine the correct diagnosis and its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinsonism, Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168540
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals, including those for service connection and higher ratings for various conditions.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected Parkinsonism, upper and lower extremity disorders associated with Parkinsonism, and PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a neurological disorder, to include progressive aphasia, Parkinsonism, and Alzheimer's disease, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in service.
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