Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied service connection for epilepsy and a low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and an error in obtaining a medical opinion. The appellant needs to provide new evidence related to her marriage status at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on four issues: back disability, knee disability, grand mal seizures, and hearing loss. The claims were denied in September 2017 without a timely Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's seizure disorder is related to his service-connected ischemic heart disease and remands for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and has remanded the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection of hyperlipidemia, cataracts, and a seizure disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's seizure disorder, finding that it is related to active service.

The claim for increased ratings and higher level of SMC has been dismissed as the appellant's expenses related to the Veteran's last sickness and burial have been fully reimbursed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's syncope and seizure condition began in service and have continued since then. The Board also found current evidence of orthostatic hypotension as secondary to his service-connected syncope and seizure disorder, but did not provide a VA examination or medical opinion for this claim.

The Veteran's neurobehavioral effects, myoclonic seizures/paroxysmal dyskinesia were granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent prior to November 17, 2023.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent TBI residuals, including cavernous angioma residuals, a seizure disorder, and migraine, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions originated during active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as all reductions and severances of service connection were found to be proper due to fraud committed by the Veteran and his spouse.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for epilepsy, finding that it is a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (MUCMI) and likely related to his exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's claim for SMC at the (r) rate is denied as he does not meet the criteria for an award of SMC based on need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions other than tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy.

Your appeal concerning the service connection for traumatic brain injury and seizures has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on these claims as they are no longer pending.

The Veteran's seizure disorder was previously rated at 20% and granted a temporary 100% rating from February 19, 2015. The Board has remanded the issue of whether there is evidence of an increase in disability during the one-year look-back period preceding the claim for increased ratings.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a brain hemorrhage and Chiari I malformation due to lack of current diagnosis.,Service connection is remanded for grand mal seizures, loss of balance, and global transient amnesia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran requires personal care services due to a need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision without which his ability to function in daily life would be seriously impaired. The appeal is being remanded to determine if it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC program and provide proper notice.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is not eligible for enrollment in the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to his current service-connected conditions and lack of need for personal care services. The decision is being remanded because the medical opinion supporting this decision appears to be legally inadequate.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is granted, effective February 13, 2013. The evidence shows he requires assistance due to his service-connected conditions.