Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence showing the condition existed prior to service and that it did not worsen during service. The opinion provided by the VA examiner in October 2017 supported this conclusion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for brain disability, seizures, heart disability, and throat cancer. The decision found no current diagnoses or in-service occurrences that would support these claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including seizure disorder, PTSD, and chronic migraine headaches, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a head injury, including seizures, and his request for an increased rating for right eye diplopia have both been denied by the Board.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of TBI, aside from headaches, is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and missing service personnel records.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for irritable colon syndrome, chorea with seizures and convulsions (previously claimed as epilepsy), myasthenia gravis, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence regarding current diagnoses or persistent symptoms. The Veteran's representative asserts that his neurological symptoms are related to his migraines and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has ordered remand for a new VA examination to address the impact of service-connected disabilities on the Veteran's ability to dress, undress, and attend to personal hygiene needs. Additionally, a TBI examination is needed to determine if the Veteran has residuals from his reported traumatic brain injury (TBI), including a seizure disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, low back disability, headaches, hepatitis C, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and depression), and seizure disorder.

The Board has decided to remand two issues: service connection for seizures secondary to a service-connected TBI and the increased rating for a TBI. The Veteran needs new examinations due to his testimony of increased symptoms and treatment records since February 2017.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection of heart disability, colon cancer, and seizure disorder. However, it denied these claims as there is no evidence that any current disabilities began during service or are related to in-service events or diseases, including herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain (claimed as back condition initial GWS) and service connection for epilepsy. The issue of a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is also remanded.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted service connection, but his left and right knee strains and psychiatric disability to include PTSD and MDD are denied. The case for seizures is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a mood disorder secondary to his service-connected seizure disorder has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings for fibromyalgia and posttraumatic epilepsy have been dismissed due to the appellant requesting a withdrawal of the claims.

The Veteran's request to reopen the previously denied claims for seizure disorder and psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder is granted. The claim for service connection for seizure disorder (claimed as epilepsy) is also granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, a seizure disorder, and headaches due to additional development being required. Service connection is denied for hypotestosteronemia.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left foot disability, seizure disorder, and heart disability, finding that these conditions are etiologically related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) because it did not address Dr. N.O.'s March 2009 evaluation and whether any recommended work environment constitutes a 'protected [work] environment' for the purposes of 38 C.F.R. § § 4.16(a).

The claims for service connection for epilepsy, hypertension, prostate disability, fibromyalgia, and sleep disability have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims.,Initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were also denied.

The VA denied service connection for coronary artery disease, PTSD, hyperthyroidism, partial complex seizure, trigger finger, and multiple myeloma.,None of the conditions were found to be related to the appellant's military service.