Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of the Veteran's death to obtain a VA medical opinion on whether hypertension or other conditions were related to his service.

The Board remanded all claims related to service connection for a seizure disorder, residuals of right wrist disorder, lower back disorder, and depression. The Veteran's records from the Social Security Administration will be obtained, and a new medical opinion will be sought.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were mostly denied, but an increased rating of 70% for acquired psychiatric disorder was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, low back condition, blurred vision, and headaches were denied. However, the claim for a 10 percent evaluation for epilepsy was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss were granted. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied. Claims for GERD and seizures were remanded.

The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for migraines and thoracolumbar strain were denied. The claim for service connection for seizures was remanded.

The Board denied all claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings due to lack of evidence showing the conditions were incurred in or related to active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for PTSD, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The appeal for service connection of a recurrent seizure disability due to herbicide agent exposure is remanded. The Board will reconsider the claim based on new evidence and decisions related to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected seizures, has been granted. The Board found persuasive evidence that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected seizures.

The Board remands the claim for a retrospective opinion on the severity of residuals of TBI from December 2010 through December 2017.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the Veteran's non-traumatic seizures and hypertensive cardiovascular disease were not related to service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a depressive disorder as secondary to a service-connected seizure disorder. The VA needs to get a better medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peptic ulcer disease, left leg disability, hypercholesterolemia, and hyperplastic colon polyp were dismissed. Claims for right ankle disability, seizure disorder, emphysema, bunion, GERD, and alcoholism were granted but remanded for further review. The claim for abnormal liver function was denied.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's seizure disorder, finding it was caused by service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease was granted. The claim for tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy was denied.

The veteran's effective date for an 80% rating for seizures and TDIU was granted as of February 1, 2014.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's seizure disorder, finding that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the condition initially manifested during service.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a seizure disorder, including as secondary to chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Veteran asserts that his anxiety causes panic attacks leading to seizures.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's seizure disorder, finding it not related to service.