The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and service connection under 38 U.S.C.A. § 351, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim and concluding that there was no CUE in the March 1981 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the submitted evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5108, and concluded that the March 1981 rating decision was consistent with VA law and regulations at the time.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy, epileptic seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611758
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for narcolepsy and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of narcolepsy due to errors in fulfilling its duty to assist and lack of a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a hearing could be scheduled, so the case is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for narcolepsy, finding the evidence did not show the Veteran experienced seizures as required for a higher rating.
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