The Board finds that the Veteran's focal seizures are not related to active service or any incident of service, including as due to an in-service head injury or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The record evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's focal seizures and his active service or any incident of service, including as a residual of an in-service head injury or as due to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- focal seizures
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1713199
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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