Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's seizure disorder is rated at 10 percent since July 9, 2010. The Board found that the evidence did not show major or minor seizures warranting a higher rating and denied entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to severe limitations, including difficulty dressing, bathing, preparing food, moving about his house, attending to the wants of nature, and avoiding basic hazards around his home. The Board has granted entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has vacated the previous decision and remanded for further development, including determining if service connection can be granted for DM and whether a seizure disorder is related to it on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a need for additional development and an assessment of her cognitive disorder in light of her service-connected hypersensitivity.

The Veteran's initial rating for acute breakthrough seizure disorder prior to October 1, 2006 was denied. From October 1, 2006, a compensable (10%) rating was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's seizure disorder, including its pre-service existence and any relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left shoulder, low back, and neck disabilities, as well as the reopening of claims for seizure disorder (now claimed as residuals of brain surgery) and bilateral hearing loss disability. The AOJ is instructed to verify all periods of active duty training and inactive duty training, obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and personnel records, and provide a response if records are unavailable.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for additional medical records from a Las Vegas, Nevada facility regarding his syncopal episodes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for TBI and Seizure Disorder due to insufficient examination findings. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, effective November 12, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional information and VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to inadequate examinations in previous decisions. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations for his cervical spine, right knee, right shoulder, left elbow, TBI, seizures, and migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is worsening, requiring help with activities of daily living. The Board finds further development necessary to determine the current severity of her service-connected psychiatric disorder and whether fibromyalgia is a manifestation of PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding whether she has a nonpsychotic organic brain syndrome associated with her service-connected epilepsy, and because VA treatment records from Bluefield Regional Medical Center are needed.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's death was caused by or made worse by his service-connected conditions, including exposure to burn pits in Southwest Asia. The VA examiner’s opinion regarding these issues is inadequate and additional medical opinion is necessary.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a VA examination of the Veteran's epilepsy. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, epilepsy, vertigo, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his arthritis, recurrent meningioma, seizures, peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension.

The Veteran's initial claim for a TBI rating was granted at 10 percent prior to June 21, 2016. From that date, the Veteran's TBI is rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board denied an increased rating beyond 10 percent and dismissed the TDIU claim as moot due to his service-connected grand mal seizures. SMC at the housebound rate was also denied prior to August 3, 2016.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and a right foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis, have been granted.