The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for narcolepsy and for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of his lower extremities. The veteran was not shown to experience major seizures that would warrant a higher rating, and there is no evidence of anatomical loss or loss of use of both legs or feet.
The deciding factor: The criteria for an increased rating for narcolepsy did not meet the requirement of at least one major seizure per month as required by the current evaluation criteria. The veteran's lower extremities were also not shown to have a loss of use that would qualify for special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss or loss of function.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120115
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