The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no current disabilities associated with these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current disability related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disorder, Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22060232
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- Remanded (sent back)
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