The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of the Veteran's Parkinson’s disease and its associated symptoms. The Veteran needs a comprehensive VA examination to assess his condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is inadequate to determine the functional effects and severity of the symptomatology due to the Veteran’s Parkinson’s disease, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, loss of automatic movements (Right), loss of automatic movements (Left), tremors with muscle rigidity of the right upper extremity, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, tremors and bradykinesia with muscle rigidity and balance impairment of the left lower extremity, tremors and bradykinesia with muscle rigidity and balance impairment of the right lower extremity, urinary problems, speech changes, dysphagia, anosmia, stooped posture, constipation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21006945
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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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