Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a seizure disability from September 19, 2008, denied an increased rating for viral hepatitis B with cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholecystectomy and pancreatitis, and granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder from June 4, 2017 through July 30, 2017.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial disability rating, and TDIU prior to August 26, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected aphasia and seizures, tonic clonic, as well as a claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of memory loss (diagnosed as epilepsy) due to a motor vehicle accident because the medical opinion in the May 2023 rating decision was inadequate.

The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2022, for the grant of service connection for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (unstable) and a disability rating of 80 percent but no higher. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board denied a higher rating for PTSD but granted separate ratings of 70 percent for residuals of TBI and 10 percent for tinnitus associated with TBI, effective from February 3, 2014, and May 2023 respectively. The claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for psychomotor epilepsy was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for a seizure disability as secondary to the Veteran's TBI, restored a 50% rating for tension headaches, and granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to residuals of a TBI.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension and remanded several other claims, including those for brain damage, memory loss, vertigo, seizures, acquired psychiatric disability, urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence.

The Board denied a rating more than 40 percent prior to December 5, 2008, for temporal lobe epilepsy as the evidence did not show that the Veteran averaged at least one major seizure in four months over the last year or nine to ten minor seizures per week.

The Board granted service connection for partial simple seizures, claimed as epilepsy, based on the evidence showing a relationship to active service.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining a retrospective medical opinion to determine the date of onset of seizure disorder and VA vocational rehabilitation benefits records from 1993.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of meningitis and seizures as additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate these issues.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, due to past history of more severe and frequent seizures that could impact employment.

The Board granted service connection for a seizure disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI residuals, seizures, psychiatric conditions, vertigo, sleep disorders, and neurological issues in the upper and lower extremities.

The Board remands the claims for a head injury and seizure disorder, to include as due to a head injury, for readjudication based on new and relevant evidence received since the July 2019 rating decision.

The Board granted an effective date of June 18, 1990, for the award of service connection for psychomotor epilepsy.

The Board denied service connection for seizures and restored a 20 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritis of the spine with spinal stenosis effective October 12, 2021.

The appeal of a proposed reduction in the disability rating for complex partial seizures was dismissed as it was not a final decision and the Veteran filed prematurely.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury and seizures, finding no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.