The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a brain hemorrhage and Chiari I malformation due to lack of current diagnosis.,Service connection is remanded for grand mal seizures, loss of balance, and global transient amnesia.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence of residuals of a brain hemorrhage or an etiological link between the Veteran's Chiari I malformation and service. The claims for grand mal seizures, loss of balance, and global transient amnesia are remanded as they may be related to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a brain hemorrhage, Chiari I malformation with cervical syrinx, grand mal seizures, a disability manifested by loss of balance, global transient amnesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2026
- Citation
- 26000364
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and the Board denied the claim for service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection were dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these appeals.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on four issues: back disability, knee disability, grand mal seizures, and hearing loss. The claims were denied in September 2017 without a timely Notice of Disagreement.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for tonic clonic seizures and grand mal seizures has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
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