Remanded (sent back)

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a disability manifesting in seizures, including AVM and partial complex seizure due to outstanding medical records requests and an inadequate nexus opinion.

The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to incomplete or inadequate evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed condition and its potential relationship to service.

Claimed conditions: Seizures, including arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and partial complex seizure
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: April 17, 2025
Citation: 25005269

Veterans Law Judge

E. I. VELEZ

Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 25005269.

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.

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