Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for TBI and seizures disorder, as well as the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for headaches and a higher initial rating for psychomotor epilepsy prior to October 31, 2016 is denied. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to earlier effective dates for service connection due to CUE in the February 1995 rating decision is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of clear evidence regarding his claimed conditions. The issues include syncope, dizziness, a seizure disorder, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and need for further clarification of evidence. The primary issue is whether his brain cancer, left-sided weakness, left hand disability, left leg disability, seizures, and vision loss are related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during active duty.

The Veteran's daughter, T.J., was found to be permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday due to a complex seizure disorder and related disabilities. The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for recognition as the dependent child on this basis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate evidence to reach a decision on whether the Veteran's neurological disorder, claimed as nerve damage, is related to his service-connected PTSD and medications for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that there was not enough evidence to support a link between his in-service seizures and his current condition.

The Board has remanded the claim for a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of the Veteran's seizure condition, as the previous opinion was inadequate. The examiner should consider the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition and his Gulf War service.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic epilepsy, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for updated Social Security Administration records and a reconsideration of extraschedular entitlement under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Board denied service connection for multiple sclerosis and a disability manifested by tremors and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current seizure disorder is not related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hand shaking, and the claims for skin disability, heart disability, seizures, and headaches are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The TBI, PTSD with depressive disorder/alcohol abuse, non-epileptic seizure disorder, GERD, CFS, and low back disorder are all rated at their maximum levels.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to issues related to the Appellant's period of active duty from September 1995 to July 1998, and additional development is needed to clarify his post-discharge service.

The Board has ordered the Veteran's military personnel records to be obtained and VA examinations are needed to determine if his current disabilities are related to service.

The Board has determined that a clarifying medical opinion is necessary regarding the etiology of the Veteran's seizure and headache disorders, as well as their relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder and back disability, finding that the seizures were not related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination addressing all relevant service records and line of duty determinations.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, finding that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.