Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0030874
The deciding factor: The veteran's seizure disorder was shown to have been present within six months prior to the effective date and met the criteria for a 20 percent disability evaluation under the applicable rating formula.
- Claimed conditions
- Complex partial seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0030874
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for complex partial seizures with accompanying migraine headaches is remanded due to the absence of recent private medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating greater than 20 percent for complex partial seizures due to cerebrovascular accidents is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for swallowing difficulty associated with cerebrovascular accidents is denied.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and TDIU are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and TDIU prior to specific dates have been dismissed as she withdrew her legacy appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board has remanded the case to consider an extraschedular TDIU rating due to his service-connected seizures.
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