Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and missing service treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a head injury with seizures is now pending again.

The Veteran's service-connected psychomotor epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorder with psychotic manifestations render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting special monthly compensation for aid & attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's seizure disability is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's seizures are not secondary to his service-connected TBI and the Board denied service connection for this condition. The rating for his TBI was increased from 0% to 40% effective August 16, 2017.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable. The Board remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and epilepsy, but did not substantially comply with its previous directives.

The Board has remanded the claims for sarcoidosis, brain lesions and seizures, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism due to incomplete development of records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for seizure disorder, claustrophobia (previously claimed as a nervous condition), major depressive disorder, and PTSD. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current seizures and meningioma, which are believed to be related to a Chikungunya infection during service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the cases of cervical spine disability, seizure disability, and TDIU prior to August 15, 2012.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records from his private neurologist.

The claims for SMC, increased rating for idiopathic partial simple seizure disorder, and service connection for hypertension, low back disorder, and a bilateral eye disorder are dismissed.,A TDIU due to the service-connected seizure disorder is granted.

The Board has ordered further development due to inconsistencies in the Appellant's marital status and incomplete medical records. The case is being returned for these actions.

The Board has granted reconsideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizure disorder and psychoneurotic disorder, but has also remanded these claims due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left-side residuals from a stroke with intracranial aneurysm, headaches, and seizure disorder as secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's migraines associated with TBI are granted a 30 percent rating, effective August 5, 2021. The left knee patellofemoral syndrome is granted a separate 10 percent rating for painful limitation of extension from July 26, 2021. Other issues and conditions remain unresolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to several issues, including a need for a new TBI examination and an evaluation of the Veteran's back disability. The increased rating claim is also on hold until the secondary service connection issue can be addressed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability and traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals due to incomplete records and the need for further medical examination.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for a low back disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, and seizures due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The VA must obtain additional treatment records and provide new medical opinions.

The Board has denied an increased rating for generalized epilepsy and has remanded the issue of service connection for left eye injury, which is claimed as secondary to service-connected generalized epilepsy. The Veteran's left eye disability may require a new VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating greater than 20 percent for complex partial seizures due to cerebrovascular accidents is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for swallowing difficulty associated with cerebrovascular accidents is denied.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and TDIU are remanded.