Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for meningioma and seizures, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any related exposures.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an in-service TBI, migraine headaches, and seizure disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection claims and increased evaluation requests for various disabilities. The Veteran's appeal remains pending.

The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is related to service, but he does not have a diagnosis of PTSD. Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disability (other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder) is granted. The claims for PTSD, ED, migraines, seizure disorder (also claimed as epilepsy), and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes, sleep apnea, bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome, and seizures. The claims are being remanded to obtain further medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for cervical spine condition, right knee condition, left wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left shoulder condition. The Veteran's other conditions have been rated based on their current severity.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and an earlier effective date have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all claims.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to the death of their surviving parent, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and residuals of a TBI have been denied.,The Board has found that the evidence does not show to the degree required the first Hickson element, a current disability, with respect to the Veteran's alleged seizure disorder and residuals of a TBI.

The Board has dismissed the service connection appeals for back, liver, prostate, seizure, and brain tumor disorders as they were withdrawn by the Veteran prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of the condition in the Veteran's medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for additional dependency compensation on the basis that there is no evidence showing T.M. was permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for venous angioma and seizure disorder due to incomplete and conflicting medical opinions, and the need for updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is granted. The claims for service connection for back, psychiatric disorders (including PTSD and major depressive disorder), TBI residuals, sleep apnea secondary to TBI, and seizure disorder secondary to TBI or acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for grand mal seizure disorder was denied, and the claim for an effective date prior to December 28, 2015 for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravate his sleep apnea and if his sleep apnea developed shortly after active service.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to active service and was not aggravated by service. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to August 16, 2016.

Service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis is dismissed.,Service connection for transient blindness associated with migraine headaches and/or seizures is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compartment syndrome of the left leg, aneurysms of the head and abdomen, and seizures due to herbicide agent exposure as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease. The cases are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.