Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for skin cancer, IBS secondary to PTSD, seizures secondary to PTSD, and TBI residuals due to service-connected PTSD. The VA is instructed to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for seizure disorder, finding that the persuasive evidence did not show a current diagnosis of this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions. The issues include erectile dysfunction, low back condition, neck condition, headache condition, seizure condition, gastrointestinal surgery, and residuals of a head injury.

The Board has withdrawn the claims for service connection for seizures and a knee disability, as well as granted service connection for low back disability and left shoulder disability.,Service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as it was already granted in an earlier decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficient to meet the eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected pension benefits, thus denying his claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disability manifested by seizures and blackout spells, including whether it is related to service or a MUCMI.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and to obtain updated clinical records, a disability retirement file from OPM or the Veteran's last employing agency, and private treatment records. The claims are also being remanded for addendum opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder and viral hepatitis B with cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholecystectomy and pancreatitis.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder and neurological condition (to include epilepsy, seizure disorder, or an anxiety condition) due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to December 23, 2009 is remanded due to the effects of his service-connected seizure disorder and bilateral tinnitus. The Board finds sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of these disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and traumatic brain injury have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's earlier effective date claims for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and right knee patellofemoral syndrome have been denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and seizures, finding that the Veteran does not have current residuals of an in-service TBI.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, left knee disability, seizures, TIA, heart disability, bilateral lower leg neurological disability, and shaky leg syndrome. The issues include determining the severity of these conditions, whether they are related to service or other disabilities, and if they are aggravated by other conditions.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from June 12, 2004, to October 2, 2007, constitutes a bar to VA benefits.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression and PTSD) is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury and seizure disorder, to include epilepsy due to inconsistencies in the provided medical opinions and the need for further clarification on the relationship between the disabilities and service.

The Veteran's service-connected partial complex seizures with migraines and syncope are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition. Additionally, the issue of TDIU is also being remanded due to its inextricability from the seizure disorder claim.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent rating for migraines is granted. The Board has found that more development is needed for the PTSD with TBI and psychomotor epilepsy claims.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and other conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seizure disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his seizures to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II and its complications, have prevented her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran is granted a schedular TDIU from October 23, 2008, to September 28, 2021.,The claim for a schedular TDIU from September 28, 2021, to July 1, 2023, is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a combined 100% disability rating.,An initial compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches was denied.,The Board referred the issue of an extraschedular TDIU prior to October 23, 2008, to the Director.