The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson’s disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper and lower extremities due to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claim for these conditions is being reviewed again with additional evidence and examinations.
The deciding factor: The initial decision denied service connection for Parkinson’s disease as there was no current diagnosis at any time during or proximate to the pendency of the claim. For the psychiatric disorders, the Board found that the private psychologist's opinion alone was insufficient to confirm the in-service occurrence of the Veteran's reported stressors. The peripheral neuropathy claims were remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for verification of the Veteran’s claimed stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder), peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179694
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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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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