The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his thoracic spine disorder and service connection for a seizure disorder. The thoracic spine disorder was rated as 20 percent disabling, but no new evidence of worsening was presented to warrant a higher rating. Service connection for the seizure disorder was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to establish an increase in disability severity during service or to link the current seizure disorder to any aspect of the veteran's active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic spine disorder, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0117405
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What this means for you
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