The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a seizure disorder, schizophrenia, and spinal fractures. The evidence does not support these claims as they are not related to any injury or disease in service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence linking the current conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Schizophrenia, Spinal Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0210331
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and remanded service connection for seizure disorder.
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