The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations. The issues of seizure disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD), and upper back disability are all being remanded.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and new information require further examination and review.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (likely PTSD), upper back disability, to include cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22035557
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for a seizure disability due to new and relevant evidence being received, while remanding the claims for obstructive sleep apnea.
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