The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's seizure disorder, effective from September 30, 1992. The claim for higher SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person is also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran experiences frequent seizures, including generalized tonic-clonic seizures with associated symptoms such as biting of the tongue and urinary incontinence, which warrants a maximum 100 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8911. The need for regular aid and attendance is also established based on his visual impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0020117
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Seizure Disorder were granted with effective dates of April 18, 2019.,SMC at the housebound rate was also granted on this date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's TBI, psychiatric disorder, seizure disorder, and tremors are all in question.
- Denied
The Veteran's seizure disorder was not manifested by at least one major seizure in the past six months or two seizures in the last year, so her claim for a higher rating is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a seizure disorder due to insufficient evidence in the medical opinion provided. The Veteran's current diagnosis is attributed to his history of syncope episodes during service, which may or may not be related to his current condition.
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