Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but has not reached a final decision on their merits. The Veteran's tuberculosis was denied as not having been incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for epilepsy and also denied service connection for epilepsy as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence submitted since September 2004 did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including review of new evidence and scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding a continuity of symptoms from active service to the present. The head injury residuals and seizure disorder issues remain pending as remanded.

The Veteran's diagnosed pseudoseizures are etiologically related to her military service and her service-connected anxiety disorder, leading to the grant of service connection for pseudoseizures.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of recent treatment records. The issues include evaluating the severity of his seizure disorder and determining if he is unemployable due to this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities, including his head injuries and depression, are related to his service. The Board granted service connection for residuals of a head injury and depression.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, including as secondary to a personal assault, was denied due to lack of current diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and the absence of evidence linking any diagnosed condition to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for an anxiety reaction with seizures, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Veteran's epilepsy, characterized by major seizures occurring at least once a month, is rated as 100 percent disabling throughout the period of appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a pulmonologist examination.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for residuals of cerebral contusion was denied as there are no appreciable residuals from the injury.

The VA determined that the Veteran does not currently suffer from a seizure disorder and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder, including consideration of both in-service head injuries.

The Veteran died from cocaine and methadone intoxication, but there is no evidence of drug abuse prior to August 13, 1981. The claim for REPS benefits is denied as the Veteran did not meet eligibility criteria.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and seizure disorder and strokes, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or post-service onset.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with related alcohol dependence contributed to cause his ethanol-related seizure disorder, which ultimately resulted in his death. The claim for DIC benefits is moot as the cause of death is now established.

The Board found that the Veteran's seizure disorder clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service, but was not aggravated by service. The Board granted service connection for the seizure disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for epilepsy was denied due to her failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The TDIU claim was also denied as the evidence did not show that she was unemployable solely due to her service-connected epilepsy.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and a new examination to assess the severity of his seizure disorder. The current rating for his condition remains 40 percent.