Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection due to lack of well-groundedness, and a remand is required to comply with VCAA requirements.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder, characterized as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, finding that there is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between his current condition and any in-service head injury.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder is pending, as are his pension benefits claims.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 60 percent disability evaluation for intractable partial complex with secondary generalized seizures was denied. The RO also referred to the issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board found no current diagnosis of a seizure disorder and denied service connection for the veteran's claimed condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right eye injury and post-traumatic seizure disorder, but denied his request for earlier effective dates. The appeal regarding a bilateral foot disorder is still pending.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the veteran withdrew his appeal with regard to these issues.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of seizure disorder and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-concussive syndrome with headaches and seizure disorder was granted, but the issue of service connection for PTSD remains unresolved.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a seizure disorder and facial tic as secondary to residuals of a head injury (post-concussion syndrome) and an increased rating for residuals of a head injury (post-concussion syndrome). The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board denied the claim as there was no evidence showing a disability incurred or aggravated by service that caused or contributed to the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating, referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for extra-schedular rating, TDIU, and retroactive payment of VA disability compensation. The appeals were dismissed as untimely.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a seizure disorder. However, both claims were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for postoperative parietal glioma with seizures, claimed as secondary to a head injury.

The Board found that the appellant was not entitled to an earlier effective date for special monthly pension aid and attendance benefits due to his need for aid and attendance, as entitlement arose on December 13, 1999.

The veteran's seizure disorder, which is considered totally disabling, qualifies for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board denied an increase in the rating for the veteran's seizure disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the frequency of seizures.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a seizure disorder, and the residuals of a head injury with headaches. The decision found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for the residuals of a head injury with headaches. It also determined that there was no credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressor related to PTSD and that a seizure disorder did not manifest during service or be related to any incident of service.

The Board found that [redacted] was not permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching the age of 18, and therefore could not be recognized as the helpless child of the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that he is not entitled to such an earlier date.