The Board remands the claims for higher ratings of various service-connected disabilities to correct a duty to assist error related to medication effects on the severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The examination reports do not consider the ameliorative effects of medication when evaluating the current nature and severity of the disabilities, necessitating additional VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left stooped posture, right stooped posture, tremors, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity and stiffness of the left upper extremity, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity and stiffness of the right upper extremity, loss of automatic movements of the right side, loss of automatic movements of the left side, balance impairment, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity and stiffness of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103968
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 13, 2019, for the grant of service connection for various disabilities associated with herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted effective dates of February 19, 2010 for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction, constipation, and bradykinesia, tremors, and muscle rigidity in both upper extremities. The Board denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
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