The Veteran's seizures, diagnosed as epilepsy and focal seizure disorder, are presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: Seizures were observed in 1992 and 1993, within one year of the Veteran's release from active duty, and she was diagnosed with epilepsy later on.
- Claimed conditions
- seizures, epilepsy, focal seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1015957
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