The Veteran's claim of service connection for seizures has been reopened, and the case is remanded to develop evidence related to his claimed stressor incident. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD) is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need to verify his reported in-service stressor involving an F-18 accident aboard the U.S.S. America and to obtain a VA examination regarding his seizure disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- seizures, acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101761
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of service connection for back conditions, left leg disability, right leg disability, and seizures is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for seizures, to include epilepsy, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of such a disorder related to his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for a facial scar and a separate 10 percent rating for pain, but dismissed appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and back disability due to untimely notices of disagreement. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability and headaches were remanded.
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