The Board has denied service connection for epilepsy and remanded the issues of service connection for dizziness and fainting spells, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's epilepsy is not currently diagnosed, while his dizziness and fainting spells are presumed to be due to Meniere's syndrome and chronic ischemic microvascular white matter disease. His acquired psychiatric disorder includes major depressive disorder, anxiety, and adjustment disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of epilepsy, and the Board found no evidence in the record supporting this claim. The dizziness and fainting spells are presumed to be due to Meniere's syndrome and chronic ischemic microvascular white matter disease, which is not service-connected. The acquired psychiatric disorder includes major depressive disorder, anxiety, and adjustment disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- epilepsy, dizziness and fainting spells (presumed to be due to Meniere's syndrome and chronic ischemic microvascular white matter disease), acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder, anxiety, adjustment disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19173234
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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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