Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his thoracolumbar spine disability, recurrent head injury residuals, and recurrent seizure disability due to conflicting examination findings. Further evaluations are needed.

The Board denied accrued benefits for service connection for a neurological disability, claimed as seizures and variously diagnosed psychogenic nonepileptic seizures disability, and non-epileptic spells, as secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Board found that the Veteran's condition was not incurred in or related to service.

The Veteran's Hepatitis C and seizure disorder claims are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's Alzheimer's disease, strokes, and seizures are being remanded for additional development as they may be related to service-connected tinnitus. The back condition claim is also remanded due to its inextricability with the seizures claim.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the inadequacy of the April 2023 VA examination, requiring an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed TBI and its residuals.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for insomnia disability and denied his claims for right thigh, bilateral hand, bilateral foot, seizure disorder, shin splints, eczema, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity neuralgia, lumbar scar, psychiatric disability, migraines, cystic acne, and hiatal hernia with gastritis and history of healed gastric antral ulcer.

The Board has found that a new VA examination is needed for the Veteran's lichen planus, and remands his claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, migraines, and seizures as secondary to his service-connected lichen planus. The Veteran was not provided with adequate examinations or opinions regarding these issues.

The Veteran's service connection claims for an upper respiratory condition and a traumatic brain injury are granted. The rating for left ankle strain and left hip strain is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating, earlier effective date, and TDIU are being remanded due to the addition of relevant VA treatment records and a January 2022 VA examination report. The AOJ must review the claims file and ensure that all development has been completed.

The Veteran's biological child was born with Sturge-Weber Syndrome and other disorders. The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1805 or § 1815 is denied because the appellant does not have spina bifida, which would qualify her for benefits based on her mother's Vietnam service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional examinations, particularly by an epileptologist and a psychiatrist or psychologist.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for complex partial seizures with accompanying migraine headaches is remanded due to the absence of recent private medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected seizures do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, as the evidence does not show he is precluded from performing sedentary work.

The Veteran's service connection for sarcoidosis has been granted under the PACT Act, presuming it is related to his exposure to burn pits during his service in Kuwait. Service connection for hypothyroidism as secondary to service-connected sarcoidosis has also been granted.,Service connection for a disability manifested by brain lesion and seizures, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied service connection for traumatic brain injury residuals, sleep disorder, and seizures.

The Board has ordered additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for a neurological disorder, including verification of exposure to toxic substances and further examination. The case is being remanded due to non-compliance with previous directives.

The Veteran's claustrophobia and seizure disorder claims are being remanded for additional development to clarify the nature of these conditions and their relationship to his service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not considering a medical opinion from Dr. M. F., who opined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding suicide attempts, treatment records, and employment information.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss has been rated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.,For PTSD, the Veteran's symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. He has been rated at 70 percent for this period.