Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for vertigo as a residual of the service-connected post-traumatic seizure disorder and remanded issues related to a higher rating for the seizure disorder and service connection for a sleep-related disorder.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of a neurobehavioral disorder, diagnosed as seizures, to determine if it was caused or aggravated by service-connected renal mass with voiding dysfunction or migraine headaches.

The appeal for whether new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate a claim of service connection for a seizure disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected concussions with headaches, was dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for seizure disorder and a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with MDD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher rating for TBI and conversion disorder, as well as a TDIU prior to October 6, 2009, due to the need for additional medical clarification.

The Board granted service connection for anemia, seizure disorder, and sleep disorder based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of convulsive disorder, epilepsy type, to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for service connection for epileptic seizure was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent neurological disability, including partial complex seizure disorder and headache disability, and a recurrent ear disability, including otitis externa, to ensure necessary development is completed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, seizure disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for seizures to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the frequency, duration, and severity of the Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for seizure disorder and TBI with PTSD, as these conditions are already rated at 100 percent.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for epilepsy, as the Veteran failed to submit new and material evidence or statements within one year after a rating decision that were not adjudicated.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating and service connection due to a need for additional development, including obtaining updated administrative records and determining potential exposures during service.

The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury (TBI), seizures, neurocognitive disorder, and headache disorder to obtain a new VA examination and opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of convulsive disorder, epilepsy type, to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for pituitary adenoma and its secondary conditions: chronic headache disability, right eye blindness, left eye partial blindness, seizure disorder, hypothyroidism, pituitary insufficiency, gynecomastia, and diabetes insipidus.