The Board has granted service connection for generalized seizure disorder (claimed as epilepsy) with an initial evaluation of 10 percent effective July 2, 2004.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the veteran's documented history of seizures during active duty and subsequent VA examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621409
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