Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current neurological condition, including a seizure disorder and/or headache disorder, is related to his military service. The VA needs to obtain additional medical opinions from an examiner.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing records and need for further development, including obtaining service treatment records, personnel records, and authorization for medical records. A new examination by a neurologist is also required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a seizure disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran is entitled to new opinions based on full review of the record and supported by stated rationale.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic headaches due to outstanding SSA records that may be relevant to these claims.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim of service connection for a seizure disorder, secondary to his service-connected head injury. The claims for an increased rating for Head Injury and for service connection for sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an examination to determine if the Veteran's seizure disorder is related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides while serving in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder and Type II diabetes mellitus (DM) as the evidence did not support direct service connection, and there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seizures, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his active service or onset during service. The examiner concluded that the seizures were not related to in-service radiation exposure and found insufficient evidence to support a link between the seizures and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, CAD, hypertension, CVA, seizures, left arm disability, right arm disability, right eye disability, tinnitus, sleep disorder, gastrointestinal disability, scars, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to the mootness of the skin disorder claim. The remaining issues were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the tingling sensation in the Veteran's fingers, which he reported started during service and continued since, was the first manifestation of his epilepsy.

The Veteran's hypertension, diabetes mellitus, PTSD and MDD, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, and residuals of a head injury (headaches, epilepsy, seizures) have been granted service connection.,However, the Veteran’s claim for service connection for a right knee disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence linking his current condition to his in-service injury.

The Board denied separate compensable ratings for various disabilities associated with service-connected cognitive residuals of TBI, including a hand and arm disability, neurogenic bowel disorder, syncope, seizure disorder, and back disability (other than lumbar disc degeneration).

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including whether they are related to his military service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for temporal lobe epilepsy, finding that it did not arise prior to February 24, 2009.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for additional opinions. The Veteran's seizure disorder is being reviewed again as it may be related to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for epilepsy on a schedular basis is not being considered. The Board has referred the issue of extraschedular consideration to VA’s Director of Compensation Service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, chronic headaches, and a seizure disorder (epilepsy) have all been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service disease or injury related to these conditions.,Service connection cannot be granted as the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of current disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination regarding the appellant's mental state leading up to his discharge from service. The examiner will assess whether the appellant was insane at the time of certain offenses, including those related to seizures and traumatic brain injury.