Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2007

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened and granted.,The veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder was also reopened.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records from Elgin Mental Health Center and a supplemental opinion regarding the relationship between service-connected conditions and current diagnoses.

The veteran is entitled to reimbursement for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred on May 7, 2004 due to an emergency psychiatric episode related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected cardiovascular disorders. However, the thoracic-lumbar spine disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by military service and are not related to the service-connected cardiovascular disability.

The veteran's appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for epilepsy has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder is not related to his service-connected meningitis and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for grand mal seizures, mononucleosis, and a stomach disorder with H-pylori infection due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's seizure disorder is manifested by at least one major seizure per month over the course of a year, warranting a 100 percent evaluation. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is now moot due to the grant of a 100 percent schedular rating for the seizure disorder.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence showing that any service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.,Service connection was not granted for heart attack with bypass surgery, cerebral vascular accident, seizure attack, Parkinson's disease, and protein S deficiency as secondary to service-connected essential tremors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, seizure disorder, and bilateral knee condition due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressors actually occurred in service. The veteran failed to provide sufficient details about his alleged stressors and did not submit any corroborative evidence.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and examination.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder, as there was no evidence showing incurrence or aggravation of a seizure disorder during his period of active duty.

The veteran is granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. Service connection for a seizure disorder is denied as there is no current evidence of such condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for seizure disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and residuals of a left leg injury due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions in service or continuity since service.

The veteran's TDIU rating was granted in May 1998 with an effective date of January 1, 1994. The service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for earlier effective dates prior to this.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head injury, including a seizure disorder, and psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these conditions as being incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for Bell's palsy, seizure disorder, and loss of teeth. The veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records.

The veteran's hepatitis C was found to be incurred in service, and his seizure disorder is considered a recurrence of an existing condition. The Board granted these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for petit mal seizures and a compensable disability rating for residuals of a lumbosacral strain, finding no current seizure disability and insufficient evidence to support secondary service connection.