Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's seizure disorder, but denied service connection for his leg cramps. The seizure disorder was found to have started during service and is now well controlled with medication. The leg cramps are attributed to a nonservice-connected back disability.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions, including TBI residuals and PTSD, are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his records.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for restoration of a 40 percent rating and an increased rating to more than 10 percent for her cerebral cavernous malformation with seizures, finding that there was substantial improvement in her condition since August 14, 2015.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's seizure disorder was clearly and unmistakably not aggravated by service. The case will be returned for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation for aid and attendance needs to be remanded due to inconsistencies in medical evaluations, lack of clarity on current level of care, and need for further examination. The case will be returned for clarification of the current level of special monthly compensation and a new examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion addressing specific evidence and directives in the April 2020 remand.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for seizure disorder and lumbar spine DJD, including as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability. The appeal is due to new evidence being submitted that may support these claims.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim, recognizing A. B., his son, as a helpless child due to permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of 18 based on medical evidence showing he had severe disabilities including hydrocephalus and seizure disorder.

The Board granted an 80% evaluation for the Veteran's seizure disorder on and after December 8, 2016. The decision also denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma or secondary to his service-connected seizure disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to previous remand directives not being followed, and additional examinations are needed to reconcile opinions.

The Board has ordered additional VA examinations for the Veteran's claimed cervical spine and seizure disabilities, as well as his bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded due to potential issues with notice of previously scheduled examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment since April 16, 2010. The Board has granted a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to March 3, 2014.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's seizures are related to his service-connected PTSD, and if so, whether they were caused or aggravated by it.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions. The issues include back disability, right eye disability, cerebrovascular disorder, and seizure disorder.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for head and seizure disabilities, but denied both claims as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or occurrence that caused these conditions.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a seizure disability, back disability, and asthma. The evidence now shows that these conditions existed prior to service and were not aggravated by service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed epilepsy, as well as whether his service-connected psychiatric disabilities may have caused or aggravated this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as epilepsy, have been denied. The evidence does not support the assignment of higher disability ratings.