The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for the Veteran to undergo VA examinations and provide additional medical records in order to properly adjudicate his claims of service connection for a seizure disorder and a rating increase for his knee condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to make a decision on the claims without further examination and review of the record, particularly regarding the etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder and the current severity of his knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Medial tibia stress syndrome (knee condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149619
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.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and remanded service connection for seizure disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to military service.
- Denied
The Board denied separate compensable ratings for a seizure disorder and migraine headaches associated with the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and TDIU due to incomplete development, including failure to obtain VA examinations. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for further action.
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