Remanded (sent back)
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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103968
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