The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22063941
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right shoulder disability, a right knee disability, and headaches due to insufficient evidence.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of July 15, 2020, for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.
- 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.
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