Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2022

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent since September 9, 2013. He also has additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at more than 60 percent, meeting the criteria for SMC at the house bound rate.

The Board has determined that the VA examiner's opinion is inadequate and requires further development, including a new examination by a neurologist to address service connection for a seizure disorder related to military service and/or secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's back disability is granted service connection. The neck, right hip, left ankle, heart, kidney, head trauma, and seizures disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of new and material evidence. The Veteran's seizure disorder and lumbar spine degenerative joint disease are being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining records from a non-VA medical provider where the Veteran receives care.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for seizure disorder has been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show an average of at least one major seizure in 4 months over the last year, or 9 to 10 minor seizures per week.,Fatigue and TBI secondary to seizure disorder were remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The reduction in the disability rating for tonic-clonic seizures from 40 percent to 20 percent, effective September 1, 2017, was not proper and the 40 percent evaluation is restored.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for seizures and mild arthritis of the lumbar spine, but has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine their etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and a seizure condition, to include neurofibromatosis due to exposure to aviation gas, JP-5 jet fuel, and crude oil while serving aboard U.S.S. Pawcatuck.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that there was no direct link between his in-service event and his current condition. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support secondary service connection due to PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for TBI, seizure disorder, and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from December 2, 2014, the date he initially applied for an increased rating for his service-connected seizures.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for short term memory loss has been withdrawn. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for chronic headache disorder and seizure disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for an opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, as well as the relationship between his service-connected conditions and hypertension and seizure disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient nexus opinions and requests for additional evidence.

The Board has granted the recognition of T. as the Veteran's dependent child based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18, finding that T. was permanently incapable of self-support due to his disabilities before reaching 18 years old.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right eye meningioma and seizure disorder due to inadequate analysis in a previous VA examination.

The Veteran's son, D.J., was denied recognition as permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining age 18 due to a lack of competent medical evidence showing permanent incapacity at the time of his 18th birthday.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and needs further verification of the Veteran's National Guard service. The claims will be reconsidered with all relevant records obtained.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for a seizure disorder. The case is REMANDED to obtain VA treatment records and an independent medical opinion regarding the Veteran's back and lower extremities conditions.