The Board is remanding the claim to the RO for further development and consideration due to incomplete service records, including those from Army National Guard service. The Appellant must establish he qualifies as a 'Veteran' for VA compensation purposes in order to have his seizure disorder considered related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to verify the dates and character of the Appellant's service in the Army National Guard, including whether it was ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA, before determining if he qualifies as a 'Veteran' for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1003021
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's TBI, psychiatric disorder, seizure disorder, and tremors are all in question.
- Denied
The Veteran's seizure disorder was not manifested by at least one major seizure in the past six months or two seizures in the last year, so her claim for a higher rating is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder due to insufficient evidence in the medical opinion provided. The Veteran's current diagnosis is attributed to his history of syncope episodes during service, which may or may not be related to his current condition.
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