The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 due to a finding that he did not incur additional disability as a result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA health care providers who treated him for a fracture of the left zygoma complex and the left lateral and inferior orbital rim requiring an open reduction and internal fixation in June 1989.
The deciding factor: The veteran's seizures were not caused by the VA treatment, as he had pre-existing conditions that contributed to his seizure disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Grand mal seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2005
- Citation
- 0513923
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal seizures was granted effective December 18, 2012. A rating of 20% was assigned from that date to August 6, 2014.,After the initial grant of service connection, the Veteran's condition improved and he has not experienced any major seizures in over three years.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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