The veteran's psychogenic seizure disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected low back disorder. The issues regarding increased evaluation for residuals of fracture of the left clavicle and total rating for compensation purposes based on unemployability are pending.
The deciding factor: Psychogenic seizure disorder was found to be proximately due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Psychogenic seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0207104
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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