Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder, pituitary mass, and muscle spasms to include as due to exposure to herbicides. The conditions were not shown to have had onset during service or be related to an injury, disease, or event of service origin. Service connection based on exposure to herbicides was also denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected epilepsy, as he did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the frequency of seizures.

The Board found that the veteran's focal seizure disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as there was no evidence of at least one major seizure in four months over the prior year or nine to ten minor seizures per week. The ratings for hypalgesia of the right face and impaired praxis of the right hand were also denied.

The September 1992 rating decision, which staged the veteran's evaluation for a seizure disorder from 10 to 40 percent disabling, is not considered clear and unmistakable error. The effective date for a 100% evaluation for the seizure disorder remains March 30, 1998.

The veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's head injury residuals, including his seizure disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury with memory loss and left leg condition. The evidence now shows that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The VA Board found that the veteran's service-connected partial complex seizure disorder, characterized by a 'dreamy state' and occasional tonic-clonic activity, warrants only a 20 percent disability rating. The evidence did not support an increase to a higher rating.

The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected seizure disorder, which was previously rated at 10 percent. The VA has ordered a remand to gather more medical evidence and conduct a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, arranging for a neurologic and psychiatric examination, and ensuring that all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board found that the veteran's seizure disorder preexisted service and was not aggravated by active duty. The headache disorder is presumed to have existed prior to service, but the VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether it was aggravated during service.

The Board found no evidence of a current seizure disorder and concluded that the veteran's seizures were not incurred or aggravated by service. The claim was denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of residuals of a meningioma of the left sphenoid wing. The veteran's current seizure disorder is found to be proximately due to his service-connected meningioma of the left sphenoid wing.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer disease and seizure/syncopal episode disorder were not related to his service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head trauma, brain scar, seizures, optic neuritis, neuropathy of bilateral hands and feet, restless leg syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and fibromyalgia as there was no competent medical evidence supporting these conditions or their relationship to her active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service treatment records and scheduling a VA Traumatic Brain Injury examination.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, including insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's death to his service-connected epilepsy or to a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis within the presumptive period.

The veteran does not have any residuals of a stroke/cerebrovascular accident, to include left-sided hemiparesis, seizures, and transient global amnesia, that are the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and is not secondary to his service-connected PTSD.