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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