The Board reopened the claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease due to new and material evidence, but remanded both the Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer claims for further development regarding potential Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggested that the Veteran may have been exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam or its waters, which could establish service connection through a presumption of exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001501
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's disease was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, which is presumed to have been incurred in active service due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board restored the Veteran's 100 percent disability rating for his service-connected prostate cancer, effective September 1, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 25, 2016 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease.
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