The Board remands the claim for service connection of seizures to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the condition, specifically addressing potential secondary causes related to service-connected PTSD and substance use.
The deciding factor: An adequate VA medical opinion is needed to clarify several issues raised by previous VA opinions, including whether ADHD was aggravated by service-connected PTSD, and whether the Veteran's seizures were caused or aggravated by marijuana and/or alcohol use to self-treat service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025737
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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, effective December 8, 2025.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 26, 2021, for the award of an initial 100 percent rating for seizures and related benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury (TBI), seizures, neurocognitive disorder, and headache disorder to obtain a new VA examination and opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for seizures and restored a 20 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritis of the spine with spinal stenosis effective October 12, 2021.
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