The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include right internal carotid artery blockage, Parkinson’s disease, and seizures.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for right internal carotid artery blockage but the claims for service connection for Parkinson's disease and seizures are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- right internal carotid artery blockage, Parkinson’s disease, seizures
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188550
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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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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