The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for epilepsy, but has remanded it for further development and a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting epilepsy was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is new and material as it provides information about the onset and progression of the Veteran's epilepsy during service, which could potentially show aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147798
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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- Denied
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- Denied
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