The Board has remanded the claims for seizures, dizziness and loss of balance, and syncope as residuals of a status post zygomatic arch fracture. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were inadequate and do not address whether the Veteran's alcohol abuse is proximately due to his service-connected MDD or if his syncope has been aggravated by his service-connected zygomatic arch fracture, MDD, or seizure disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Dizziness and loss of balance, Syncope
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22007928
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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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