The Board denied all of the Veteran's claims, including those for service connection and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the seizure disorder pre-existed service and was not permanently aggravated during service, and that the psychiatric, orthopedic, and dental disorders were not shown in service or caused by service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's seizure disorder existed prior to service and did not become permanently aggravated during service. The psychiatric, orthopedic, and dental disorders were not shown in service and are not considered to be related to the service-connected seizure disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disorder, Psychiatric disorder, Degenerative joint disease of the spine, Bilateral knee disorder, Dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1016743
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal was denied for service connection of a cervical spine disorder, and several claims were remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from May 11, 2016, and the claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims for myofascial pain syndrome and a seizure disorder were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for a seizure disorder prior to January 22, 2019, for further action.
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