The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and cervical spine disorder due to potential herbicide exposure in Thailand. The issue of service connection for seizure disorder remains under consideration.
The deciding factor: Remand is required as additional research on the Veteran's service history and potential herbicide exposure is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Right Shoulder Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder, Cervical Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24011154
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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 a higher rating for TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and remanded service connection for seizure disorder.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but granted service connection for IBS under PACT Act provisions and remanded other claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and service connection for depression, but granted service connection for a left shoulder disorder.
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