Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ocular migraines and a seizure disorder as further development is necessary to address the issue of aggravation.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for seizures to the AOJ to obtain missing service treatment records and a medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for dizziness secondary to epilepsy, as the evidence did not support a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that it was aggravated beyond its normal progression by pain and sleep deprivation caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

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.