The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and found that new and material evidence had been submitted. The VA examiner provided an opinion linking the current seizure disorder to the veteran's history of head injury during military service, which is considered presumptive under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current seizure disorder was related to his prior head injury sustained in service, which falls within the scope of a presumed condition for veterans exposed to certain types of trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0501771
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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