The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher initial disability ratings for residuals of Parkinson’s disease due to insufficient evaluation by the November 2018 VA examination and July 2019 VA examination. Additional VA examinations are needed to assess the functional impact of each of his residuals, including stooped posture, balance impairment, tremor of upper extremities, muscle rigidity and stiffness of upper and lower extremities, loss of automated facial movements, speech impairment, constipation, and a sleep impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided by the Veteran were insufficient to adequately rate his residuals of Parkinson’s disease by analogy to applicable Diagnostic Codes due to their inadequate findings regarding the severity and description of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- balance impairment, tremor of right upper extremity, tremor of left upper extremity, muscle rigidity and stiffness of right lower extremity, muscle rigidity and stiffness of left lower extremity, loss of automated movements of right side of face, loss of automated movements of left side of face, constipation, speech impairment, sleep impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20040973
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's disability picture, primarily due to Parkinson's disease and related manifestations, does not meet the criteria for SMC at the statutory housebound level as his other disabilities do not yield a combined rating of 60 percent.
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