Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a seizure disorder, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's seizure disorder was not manifested in service or within one year of discharge, and is not shown to be related to his active service. Therefore, service connection for seizure disorder is denied.

The Board has determined that an additional examination and opinion are necessary to determine if the veteran's seizure disorder is related to his head injury in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder is not etiologically related to active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current diagnoses of a left arm disorder, bilateral leg disorder, or seizure disorder. As such, service connection for these disorders is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder is related to his in-service head trauma and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an apportionment of his disability compensation benefits greater than $260.00 on behalf of his minor child R.L.T., as doing so would cause undue financial hardship.

The Board has determined that the veteran's seizure disorder, residuals of head injury, does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or housebound status.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is linked to in-service stressors and granted service connection for PTSD. The seizure disorder issue remains pending.

The Board found that the veteran's seizure disorder did not begin during his active service and is not presumed to have been incurred due to a high fever experienced in Vietnam. The claim was denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition during service or an applicable presumptive period.

The veteran died of a stab wound to the chest and did not have any service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. The appellant does not meet the eligibility criteria for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and has found that new and material evidence supports this claim. The condition is presumed to have first manifested in service.

The Board finds that the veteran's seizure disorder is not related to his service, and thus denies service connection. The veteran also does not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from February 8, 2004 to February 10, 2004 were not reimbursable because the care provided did not meet the criteria for 'emergency treatment' as defined by VA regulations.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound was denied as his disabilities do not meet the criteria for such benefits.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no credible evidence of an in-service stressor and the diagnosis of PTSD does not meet VA criteria.,Service connection for coronary artery disease to include as secondary to epilepsy was also denied due to lack of medical evidence showing a causal relationship.

The Board has determined that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's seizures and headaches are related to his in-service football injury, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an initial rating of 10 percent. The issue of service connection for Parkinson's disease, claimed as secondary to the service-connected seizure disorder, is still pending.