The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete communication with the appellant's representative and a need for them to be provided with the most recent supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: Incomplete communication with the appellant's representative necessitates providing them with the latest SSOC.
- Claimed conditions
- corticobasal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20079017
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's CBGD was related to service, specifically exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune. As a result, the claim for service connection for CBGD is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and notifying the appellant of her current representation status.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was due to his service-connected CBGD, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board has ordered additional development including obtaining medical opinions and private treatment records.
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