Epilepsy & seizure disorders Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including substance abuse, congestive heart failure, seizures, mood disorder, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. The character of discharge from service is also under review.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of service connection claims, and SMC claim is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for a back condition and epilepsy/seizure disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has progressed to such a severity that it alone is sufficient to preclude him from being able to function in any work setting for which he possesses the necessary skills, leading to his TDIU as of February 4, 2015.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for Traumatic Brain Injury and Generalized Seizure Disorder due to inadequate VA examinations, new evidence added since the last decision, and potential Army Reserve service.

The Veteran's appeal to receive compensation for a seizure disorder under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was dismissed because the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and claustrophobia, previously claimed as a nervous condition. The claims are remanded to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's increased rating claim for seizure disorder with narcolepsy and cataplexy is denied. The TDIU claim is granted, subject to controlling regulations governing the payment of monetary awards.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression, social phobia, stimulant use disorder (methamphetamine, other stimulants), and dysthymia. The issues are being remanded due to incomplete VA examination opinions and the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI is found to have caused or contributed to his current vertigo, migraine headaches, and seizures.,Service connection for these conditions is granted as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected TBI.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) as he does not have a single 100% disability and is not permanently confined to his immediate premises due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from his National Guard service. The claims will be reviewed with these additional records.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, epilepsy, obstructive sleep disorder, acquired psychiatric disorders (including PTSD), hepatitis C, and hypertension. The claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since his discharge from active duty in April 2005, and the Board has granted an effective date earlier than May 9, 2008 for the grant of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected seizure disorder is denied because there was no unadjudicated claim prior to October 31, 2007.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder due to insufficient development and lack of adequate medical examination with an opinion concerning the nature and etiology of the Veteran's seizure disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for seizures due to insufficient rationale in the July 2014 VA examination and lack of consideration of all evidence, including a VA study submitted with an Informal Hearing Presentation.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a seizure disorder, finding that there was no evidence to show it was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical examination and opinion regarding other possible etiologies of the Veteran's seizure disorder beyond exposure to contaminants at Camp LeJeune. The Veteran needs a new VA examination and opinion.