Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of head trauma to include seizures and a low back disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inconsistencies in the veteran's service history and inability to obtain relevant medical records.

The veteran's claims are being remanded to the New Orleans, Louisiana RO for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder and skin irritation, finding no evidence to support these conditions as related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work background.

The Board denied service connection for gunshot wound residuals, including epilepsy and claustrophobia. The issues of reopening previously denied claims were remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing medical records and a need for further examination.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person is denied as her service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychogenic non-epileptic seizure disorder and remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for seizure disorder, chronic low back disorder, heart condition, and ulcerative colitis due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's time in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including CNS sarcoidosis and its secondary effects such as pancytopenia, seizure disorder, perirectal abscesses, left thigh abscess, diabetes mellitus, and abnormal liver function tests, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's hypertension, seizure disorder, and lung carcinoma with metastasis were not related to his service.,The cause of the veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a duty-to-assist violation.

The Board found that the veteran's left cerebellar hemangioblastoma and seizure disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied the claims.

From August 15, 2002 to February 14, 2003, the veteran was granted a 40 percent evaluation for seizures.,From February 15, 2003 to August 14, 2004, the veteran's seizure disorder warranted an increased evaluation to 20 percent.,From August 15, 2004 to December 6, 2006, the veteran was granted a 20 percent evaluation for seizures.,Effective December 7, 2006, the veteran's seizure disorder is rated at 40 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied all of the veteran's service connection claims, including diabetes mellitus, back disability, allergies, hepatitis, hemorrhoids, and epilepsy.

The Board found that the veteran's epileptic seizures with memory loss were not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his post-traumatic seizure disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.