Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected TBI is found to have caused or contributed to his current vertigo, migraine headaches, and seizures.,Service connection for these conditions is granted as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected TBI.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) as he does not have a single 100% disability and is not permanently confined to his immediate premises due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from his National Guard service. The claims will be reviewed with these additional records.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, epilepsy, obstructive sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric disorders (including PTSD), hepatitis C, and hypertension. The claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since his discharge from active duty in April 2005, and the Board has granted an effective date earlier than May 9, 2008 for the grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected seizure disorder is denied because there was no unadjudicated claim prior to October 31, 2007.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder due to insufficient development and lack of adequate medical examination with an opinion concerning the nature and etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for seizures due to insufficient rationale in the July 2014 VA examination and lack of consideration of all evidence, including a VA study submitted with an Informal Hearing Presentation.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a seizure disorder, finding that there was no evidence to show it was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examination and opinion regarding other possible etiologies of the Veteran's seizure disorder beyond exposure to contaminants at Camp LeJeune. The Veteran needs a new VA examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board has remanded the case to consider an extraschedular TDIU rating due to his service-connected seizures.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hemorrhoids, residuals of a tonsillectomy, and residuals of a right shoulder lipoma have been denied. The claim for increased rating for seizure disorder has also been remanded.,Service connection was not established for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence confirming diagnoses or linking symptoms to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's seizure disorder may have pre-existed service and was aggravated by service, but needs more information to make a determination. The AOJ is required to obtain missing service records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's seizure disorder was clearly and unmistakably not aggravated by his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for atrial fibrillation, a seizure disorder, and a back disorder due to care received by VA in April 2015 have been denied as there is no evidence of additional disability caused by the VA treatment.,The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for atrial fibrillation and a seizure disorder were denied because the competent medical evidence does not support the presence of these conditions, and they are not related to the April 2015 vaccination or any other form of VA treatment.,The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a back disorder was denied as there is no evidence linking the claimed disability to the April 2015 vaccination or any other form of VA care.

The Veteran's seizure disorder, hearing loss, head injury (including TBI), right ankle condition, and left knee condition are all granted service connection. The decision also notes that the Veteran has a history of functional impairment in his right ankle.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from incarceration facilities and scheduling specialized examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for lung disability, colon polyps, TBI (head injury), seizures, bilateral athlete’s foot, and kidney disease. The Board dismissed these appeals.