Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher ratings due to a duty to assist error. The Board will obtain additional private treatment records before making a decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not attempt to obtain all relevant private medical records, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson's disease, bradykinesia of the right upper extremity, bradykinesia of the left upper extremity, loss of automatic movements of the left seventh cranial nerve, loss of automatic movements of the right seventh cranial nerve, sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001789
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