The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for Parkinson’s disease, to include as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran must receive a Statement of the Case (SOC) and have an opportunity to file a substantive appeal if they wish to proceed with this issue.
The deciding factor: The stay on adjudication due to the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 has been lifted, allowing for the remand of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001350
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer due to potential exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange) and radiation during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the need to obtain additional medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, Parkinson’s disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are currently pending.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for the Veteran's listed conditions, including those related to herbicide exposure, due to his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Parkinson’s disease, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for TBI, headaches, and depressive disorder are being remanded for further evaluation.
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