The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining a retrospective medical opinion to determine the date of onset of seizure disorder and VA vocational rehabilitation benefits records from 1993.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is inadequate to decide the appeal due to inconsistencies in medical opinions and the need for clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy, left trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052826
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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