The Board has decided to remand the case due to unclear diagnoses and potential misinterpretation of medical records. The Veteran's current diagnosis is unclear, and additional evidence may be needed to determine if his neurological disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on unclear diagnoses and potential misinterpretation of medical records in the existing file.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebral Vascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072781
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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson’s Disease, also claimed as essential tremor and dystonia, due to exposure to Agent Orange during service in the territorial waters of Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson’s Disease is remanded due to insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure and the need for a VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for CAD and Parkinson's disease, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran served within the 12-mile limit of Vietnam, qualifying for presumptive service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for heart disease and Parkinson’s Disease due to herbicide exposure require further development as a result of recent legal changes regarding the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam.
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