The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Fort Lee and requesting an advisory opinion on whether Huntington's disease first manifested during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are open questions regarding the onset of Huntington's disease and its relationship to service, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Huntington's disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180264
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Huntington's disease, headaches claimed as secondary to PTSD, and sleep apnea claimed as secondary to PTSD due to a lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's period of active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a bilateral foot disorder due to procedural issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, potentially related to military service. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU are being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hepatitis C. Service connection for hepatitis C was withdrawn by the Veteran.
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