Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete records and inadequate opinions.

The Veteran's claim for a seizure disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.,The Veteran's claim for a lower intestinal disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected GERD, was denied as the evidence does not support a current disability associated with tubular adenoma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's migraine headaches are aggravated by his service-connected schizophrenia with alcohol abuse disorder, warranting service connection on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's seizure disorder is rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board also found that he did not meet the requirements for TDIU based on his service-connected seizures.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the record regarding the Veteran's seizure activity and a need for more recent treatment records. The claim will be reviewed again after obtaining these records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder, restless leg syndrome, and mental disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his exposure to contaminants in the water at Camp Lejeune during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for myocronic epilepsy with mitochondrial myopathy was reopened, and the Board found that there is a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. Service connection was granted for this condition. The Veteran's PTSD was not manifested by total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder.

Service connection for epilepsy and depression has been granted.,Service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy has also been granted.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for temporal lobe epilepsy, finding that entitlement did not arise prior to February 24, 2009.

The Veteran's service connection claims are granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disorder, and other conditions. The appeal is based on new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for frontal lobe seizures is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for a sleep disorder and increased ratings for complex partial seizures and TBI residuals were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings, as there was no current diagnosis of a sleep disorder and the Veteran's seizure and TBI disabilities were rated based on their current manifestations.

The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent evaluation for schizoaffective disorder is granted effective February 3, 2011. The appeal on service connection and increased evaluations are dismissed.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizures and traumatic brain injury, as new evidence was received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,However, the underlying service connection claim for traumatic brain injury remains pending and will be remanded to the AOJ.

The Board determined that the Veteran's seizure disorder and cognitive disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and are not proximately due to a service-connected disability. The claims for service connection were therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right leg condition, cervical sprain, and hypertension. The Veteran's seizure disorder claim was also denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis. The Veteran's non-service-connected pension benefits claim was denied due to lack of legal merit.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have aided in the development of his OSA, and it is as likely as not that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aids in the development of his seizure disorder.