Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's request for a higher initial rating of 50 percent for her service-connected conversion disorder with pseudoseizures, finding that her condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the veteran's seizure disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it proximately due to his service-connected PTSD and headaches. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a seizure disorder was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims due to insufficient notice and a request for Social Security Administration records.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied his claims for DIC benefits and dependent's educational assistance.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have Bell's palsy or a convulsive/seizure disorder, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder (anxiety and depression) and a seizure disorder, both of which are found to be related to service. Service connection was denied for a kidney disorder.,The veteran's psoriasis is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's seizure disorder, currently rated at 20 percent. The evidence did not show that the veteran had at least one major seizure in the last six months or two seizures in the last year, or an average of five to eight minor weekly seizures.

The veteran's seizure disorder is currently rated 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that further development for clarification of the disability picture (in the form of hospitalization for observation and evaluation, a neurological examination, and securing VA treatment records) is necessary.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection for facial paresthesia was denied. Service connection for syncopal episodes (claimed as seizures) is also denied, but the issue remains pending due to lack of information on whether it should be considered under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain missing records and verify the veteran's claimed stressors. The claims for service connection will be reconsidered based on the new information.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and seizures due to head shrapnel, finding that there is no evidence of current disabilities related to service.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is denied for residuals of frostbite, facial injuries, dental injuries, and neurological seizures.,Service connection is granted for PTSD with an initial rating of 30%.

The Board has determined that the veteran's generalized anxiety and somatoform disorder with seizures warrant a 50 percent disability rating, but not an increased rating.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a head injury, including a seizure disorder. However, there is no current evidence of a seizure disorder or other residual of a head injury, and the VA examiner found no current diagnosis of a seizure disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a stroke, to include seizures and an increased rating for a crushing injury to the left thigh with loss of substance of Muscle Group XIV.

The veteran's service-connected seizure disorder, combined with his Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, rendered him factually in need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 16, 1997 for the veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities causing him to become totally unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment as of that date.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder.