The veteran's epilepsy was rated at 10 percent prior to May 27, 2004. After his third seizure on that date, he received a 20 percent rating effective from then. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran had no seizures during the two years prior to filing his claim and only one seizure since then, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's disability evaluation guidelines.
- Claimed conditions
- Epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0837927
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