The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's herbicide agent exposure and service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died of Parkinson's disease dementia, which may be related to herbicide agent exposure during active service. The VA needs to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Thailand.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22047013
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient clarification of the Veteran's diagnosis and relationship between Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease, as well as a need for an addendum opinion on whether the dementia is related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was caused by Parkinson's disease dementia, but the Board is unable to determine if it was service-connected due to lack of evidence regarding his exposure to herbicides or other potential causes. The case is being remanded to obtain missing service records.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits in an amount higher than $11,988.00 due to the Veteran's death and her inability to manage VA benefits.
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