Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2012

The Board has found that the Veteran's claimed conditions did not become manifest during service or are otherwise related to his military service, and thus denied all of the claims for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected epilepsy is considered a contributory cause of his death due to dementia. The Board finds that the epilepsy was not aggravated by any other condition, and therefore contributes substantially or materially to the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing VA examination records and updated treatment reports.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before a decision on the merits of the service connection claim for a seizure disorder can be reached. The Veteran's pre-service and in-service medical records are reviewed, but further examination and opinion are needed to determine if his current seizure disorder was present prior to or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for a seizure disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his seizure disorder has been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's seizure disorder is related to service, including head trauma in service and/or exposure to Agent Orange. The examiner should also provide an opinion on whether the seizures are proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected shell fragment wound of the forehead.

The Board found that the Veteran's seizure disorder did not manifest during service and is not causally or etiologically related to such service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current seizure disorder. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated following this development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but has not reached a final decision on their merits. The Veteran's tuberculosis was denied as not having been incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for epilepsy and also denied service connection for epilepsy as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence submitted since September 2004 did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including review of new evidence and scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding a continuity of symptoms from active service to the present. The head injury residuals and seizure disorder issues remain pending as remanded.

The Veteran's diagnosed pseudoseizures are etiologically related to her military service and her service-connected anxiety disorder, leading to the grant of service connection for pseudoseizures.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of recent treatment records. The issues include evaluating the severity of his seizure disorder and determining if he is unemployable due to this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities, including his head injuries and depression, are related to his service. The Board granted service connection for residuals of a head injury and depression.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, including as secondary to a personal assault, was denied due to lack of current diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and the absence of evidence linking any diagnosed condition to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for an anxiety reaction with seizures, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Veteran's epilepsy, characterized by major seizures occurring at least once a month, is rated as 100 percent disabling throughout the period of appeal.