The Board remands the issue of service connection for a seizure disorder to obtain additional medical opinions regarding its relationship to herbicide agent exposure and whether it was aggravated by the service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not provide sufficient rationale or evidence linking the seizure disorder to herbicide agent exposure, necessitating further clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24031676
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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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, right and left upper and lower extremity idiopathic polyneuropathy, effective from April 20, 2015. The seizure disorder claim was remanded.
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