The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be finally decided. This includes obtaining SSA records, a VA examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder was incurred in or aggravated by service, and opinions regarding whether narcolepsy and temporal lobe seizures are related to service.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not provide sufficient information to make a decision on the claims for service connection. Additional development is needed to obtain relevant medical records and to provide an adequate opinion as to the etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, narcolepsy, and temporal lobe seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Narcolepsy, Temporal lobe seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1317732
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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