The Board found that the veteran's seizures during service were a result of his preexisting epilepsy, which existed prior to his entry into service. The Board determined that there was no aggravation of the preexisting condition during service and granted service connection for seizure disorder based on aggravation.
The deciding factor: Seizures during service were found to be a manifestation of the veteran's pre-existing idiopathic grand mal epilepsy, which existed prior to his entry into service. The Board determined that there was no evidence of aggravation of the preexisting condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0127436
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