The Board remands the claim for service connection for a seizure disability to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his active duty service.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran served in areas where he could have been exposed to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000414
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The claims for other conditions were either denied or remanded.
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