Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for Dercum's disease. The Veteran is seeking service connection for both conditions, with the latter being related to his headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for epilepsy (abdominal type) and related symptoms is reopened, but the Board has determined that a remand is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of seizure disorder, finding that the received service department records were not relevant to the prior denial and did not impact the laboratory findings, EEG, and CT scans revealing normal findings which led to the previous denial.

The Veteran's rosacea is rated at 10% and remanded for further development. The service connection claims for head injury, seizure disability, and cognitive disability are also remanded.

The appeal for high cholesterol is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of hypertension, right hip disability, left hip disability, TBI residuals, seizure disability, and thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Board has dismissed all claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, hypertension, heart disability, stroke, left upper extremity disorder, bilateral hand disability, seizure disorder, and bowel disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for seizure disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to insufficient evidence in previous examinations, particularly regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the seizure disorder is secondary to service-connected residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives and the need for VA medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's seizure disorder is claimed as service-connected, with some contention that it was aggravated by his military duties.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability. The TDIU claim was remanded due to the Veteran's assertion that his service-connected disabilities prevent him from working.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for complex partial seizure disorder with osteoporosis, service connection for a cervical spine disability, and TDIU are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's seizure disorder, specifically grand mal epilepsy, is rated at 60 percent from December 10, 2019. This decision grants a higher disability rating for the condition and also grants a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's seizure disorder, including residuals of a head injury in 1974, is at least as likely as not related to his military service and granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's epilepsy seizure disorder was rated at 10 percent prior to April 26, 2013. The Board found that the evidence did not show a history of minor seizures or major seizures in the last two years or six months, and denied her claim for an increased rating.

The Veteran's TBI, epilepsy, and migraines are granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for a skin condition is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for seizure disorder and schizophrenia. However, both issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence on their merits.

The Board has denied service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and a Seizure Disorder, finding that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of these conditions. The claims are dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical findings and inextricably intertwined issues. The claims are now before the VA for further examination and development.