Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 9, 2009 for a 100% evaluation for seizure disorder (now claimed as a neurological disorder) is denied.,The Veteran’s claims of service connection for left hand pain/numbness, right hand pain/numbness, numbness and tingling of the left foot, numbness and tingling of the right foot, and numbness of the left side of the face and body are remanded.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin rash is remanded.,The Veteran’s claim of service connection for hepatitis C is remanded.,The Veteran’s claim of an evaluation greater than 10 percent for residual scarring status post-brain surgery to treat the service-connected seizure disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder and head injury residuals. The claim for service connection will be reconsidered after a new examination is conducted.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate were denied as he was engaged in substantially gainful occupation until February 2, 2011.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seizures, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct link between his active duty service and his seizure disorder. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish secondary service connection due to PTSD.

The Board has ordered the claims for colon or colorectal cancer, liver cancer, and seizure disability to be remanded due to inadequate development. The appellant is seeking service connection based on exposure to asbestos or herbicide agents during service.

The Board has identified additional VA treatment records that have not been considered in the current rating decision. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded to allow for a thorough review of these new records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, finding that there is no current diagnosis and noting conflicting reports about the nature of his head injury. The Veteran was not granted secondary service connection as his claimed condition is related to his service-connected panic disorder with bipolar disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder has been reopened, and the issue is granted.,Service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence of chronic disease during service or within the applicable presumptive period.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal. The issues were entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, skeletal arthritis, and seizures.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizure disorder and migraine headaches, finding that there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's seizure disorder is at least as likely as not related to service, including his exposure to artillery fire during active duty. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as his service-connected disabilities alone do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for Dercum's disease. The Veteran is seeking service connection for both conditions, with the latter being related to his headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for epilepsy (abdominal type) and related symptoms is reopened, but the Board has determined that a remand is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of seizure disorder, finding that the received service department records were not relevant to the prior denial and did not impact the laboratory findings, EEG, and CT scans revealing normal findings which led to the previous denial.

The Veteran's rosacea is rated at 10% and remanded for further development. The service connection claims for head injury, seizure disability, and cognitive disability are also remanded.

The appeal for high cholesterol is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of hypertension, right hip disability, left hip disability, TBI residuals, seizure disability, and thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board has dismissed all claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, hypertension, heart disability, stroke, left upper extremity disorder, bilateral hand disability, seizure disorder, and bowel disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.