The Board has ordered a remand to verify if the Veteran was exposed to B-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) during service in Guam, which may have contributed to his cause of death from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to the need for verification of service exposure and a medical opinion regarding potential causation.
- Claimed conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21000624
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) was found to have contributed to his death and was due to herbicide exposure. As a result, the Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death effective from when the appellant filed her claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a result of toxic exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for PSP.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) was granted service connection as it is considered a variant of Parkinson's disease, and the Board found that his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service likely caused his condition. The claim was decided on a direct service connection basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Parkinsonism and diabetes mellitus due to exposure to herbicide agents and/or chemical or environmental toxins. The RO must verify the Veteran's claimed exposures, obtain his service treatment records from October 2, 1959 to September 30, 1964, and provide a new VA medical opinion addressing the etiology of his Parkinsonism and PSP.
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