Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a grant of TDIU, and there is insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's 100% disability rating for posttraumatic seizure disorder is restored effective September 1, 2015. The discontinuance of special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is also restored.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his grand mal epilepsy is being remanded due to the need for an updated VA examination.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding VA treatment records from non-VA facilities. The Veteran must authorize VA to obtain these records, and if necessary, a second request should be made.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and heart condition, but these issues are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and clarifying diagnoses. The Veteran's service connection claim for seizures is being reviewed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for stroke and seizure disorder, finding that there was no evidence of their onset during active service or a causal relationship to in-service events. The disabilities were diagnosed decades after separation.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence, and the claim for service connection for a seizure disorder is pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's seizure disorder existed prior to his military service and was not aggravated by it, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 25, 2016. The primary reason was that there is no medical evidence showing that the seizures were proximately due or aggravated by his diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including tonic clonic seizures and multiple knee and thigh conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. His TDIU claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination. The Veteran's eye, head injury, and seizure disorder cases require additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for seizures, dizziness and loss of balance, and syncope as residuals of a status post zygomatic arch fracture. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The appeal of service connection for seizures or seizure-like symptoms is dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Epilepsy and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include as secondary to epilepsy) due to new evidence received since the final April 1980 denial. The Veteran's original claim for a seizure disorder was denied in April 1980, but new evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.

The Veteran's juvenile myoclonic type epilepsy is rated at 40 percent for the entire rating period on appeal, and a TDIU is granted.

The Board denied service connection for seizures, a compensable rating for aneurysm, and the Veteran's claim for TDIU from May 6, 2013 until September 30, 2013. The appeals were based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions including hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral foot disability. The issues of service connection for seizure disorder and low back disability remain unresolved.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for seizure disability and an increased rating for left shoulder injury with impingement, as well as the TDIU claim due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's conditions over time.

The Veteran's service-connected tension headaches and seizure disorder do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.