Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disability manifested by seizures and blackout spells, including whether it is related to service or a MUCMI.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and to obtain updated clinical records, a disability retirement file from OPM or the Veteran's last employing agency, and private treatment records. The claims are also being remanded for addendum opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder and viral hepatitis B with cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholecystectomy and pancreatitis.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder and neurological condition (to include epilepsy, seizure disorder, or an anxiety condition) due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to December 23, 2009 is remanded due to the effects of his service-connected seizure disorder and bilateral tinnitus. The Board finds sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of these disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and traumatic brain injury have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's earlier effective date claims for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and right knee patellofemoral syndrome have been denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and seizures, finding that the Veteran does not have current residuals of an in-service TBI.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, left knee disability, seizures, TIA, heart disability, bilateral lower leg neurological disability, and shaky leg syndrome. The issues include determining the severity of these conditions, whether they are related to service or other disabilities, and if they are aggravated by other conditions.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from June 12, 2004, to October 2, 2007, constitutes a bar to VA benefits.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression and PTSD) is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury and seizure disorder, to include epilepsy due to inconsistencies in the provided medical opinions and the need for further clarification on the relationship between the disabilities and service.

The Veteran's service-connected partial complex seizures with migraines and syncope are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition. Additionally, the issue of TDIU is also being remanded due to its inextricability from the seizure disorder claim.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent rating for migraines is granted. The Board has found that more development is needed for the PTSD with TBI and psychomotor epilepsy claims.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and other conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seizure disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his seizures to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II and its complications, have prevented her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran is granted a schedular TDIU from October 23, 2008, to September 28, 2021.,The claim for a schedular TDIU from September 28, 2021, to July 1, 2023, is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a combined 100% disability rating.,An initial compensable rating for posttraumatic headaches was denied.,The Board referred the issue of an extraschedular TDIU prior to October 23, 2008, to the Director.

The Board denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and related conditions, finding that the Veteran's TBI did not manifest during service or have a nexus to service. The issues of seizure disorder and neurocognitive disorder as secondary to service-connected disabilities were also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's AVM clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service, and if so, whether it was aggravated by the in-service motor vehicle rollover accident. The appeal will be reconsidered after obtaining an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability, seizure/epilepsy disability, and lumbosacral strain as new evidence was received that could potentially reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal for service connection of erectile dysfunction, including secondary to seizures.

The Board has remanded the cases for readjudication due to additional evidence being added to the claims file since the January 2020 Statement of the Case.