The Board has determined that the veteran's current seizure disorder and residuals of a head injury are not related to his service, nor can epilepsy be presumed to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a direct relationship between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a Head Injury, Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0317186
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Board denied a higher rating for TBI, an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and remanded service connection for seizure disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including considering new evidence associated with the file since the April 2016 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied separate compensable ratings for a seizure disorder and migraine headaches associated with the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals.
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