Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2025

The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for pseudoseizures and PTSD, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 20 percent for pseudoseizures or higher than 70 percent for PTSD during the period on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for cardiovascular disease and dismissed the claims for seizures, benign neoplasm of the thyroid, and a brain tumor.

The appeal for revision or reversal of the February 2019 rating decision, which assigned an effective date of March 20, 2017, for the award of service connection for partial complex seizures, based on CUE is dismissed without prejudice to refiling.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a colon disability, strokes, and a seizure disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The appeal regarding the timeliness of a Notice of Disagreement in response to a rating decision denying service connection for seizures is remanded.

The Board denied the motion to revise the May 18, 2000, rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), as there was no evidence that the correct facts were not before the Department of Veterans Affairs or that the RO incorrectly applied statutory or regulatory provisions at the time.

The Board restored the 80 percent disability rating for tonic seizures, finding that the reduction was improper. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 80 percent disabling for tonic seizures was denied.

The Board granted service connection for epilepsy, grand mal seizures, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for a nonepileptic seizure disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder and migraine headaches, and granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension from August 27, 2015.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for seizures to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a disability manifesting in seizures, including AVM and partial complex seizure due to outstanding medical records requests and an inadequate nexus opinion.

The appeal for service connection for memory loss was dismissed, and the initial evaluation for left ear hearing loss was denied. The claims for right ear hearing loss, a seizure disorder, and a sleep disorder were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for meningioma status post (s/p) craniotomy and a seizure disorder to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board restored the 100% disability rating for tonic clonic seizures and SMC based on housebound status, granted an increased rating of 100% from May 20, 2023, for TBI, and remanded the issue of entitlement to SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's seizure disability beginning February 24, 2024, and SMC at the 's' rate from February 29, 2024.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms significantly impaired all areas of life functioning.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral arterial occlusive disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, a seizure disorder as secondary to hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus, cataracts as secondary to hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia as secondary to hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating and SMC based on housebound status due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's condition during the relevant period.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and reopened and granted claims for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder, colon cancer s/p resection, and left knee condition. The claims for tinnitus, epilepsy petit mal, diabetes mellitus Type 2, and cardiomyopathy were denied.