The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed respiratory, heart, skin, and neurological disabilities. The claims are being returned for further development including VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The claims were not supported by sufficient medical evidence or examination findings to determine if the Veteran’s current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder, Heart disorder, Skin disability (actinic keratosis, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma), Neurological disability (Parkinson’s disease and/or seizure disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20023443
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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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