Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various neurological conditions, as additional medical evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the October 2019 VA medical opinions which did not address whether the claimed disorders were aggravated by the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- anoxic seizure, myoclonus (claimed as neurological twitches), tension headaches with light sensitivity, right upper extremity paralysis, left upper extremity paralysis, right lower extremity paralysis to include foot drop, left lower extremity paralysis to include foot drop
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020891
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.