The Veteran's service-connected partial complex seizures are currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board has determined that an initial 80 percent rating is warranted effective November 7, 2005.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a significant worsening of the Veteran's seizure condition after November 7, 2005, with more frequent and severe seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- Partial Complex Seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1139257
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for transient ischemic attacks and recurrent sleep disability to include sleep apnea have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of rating in excess of 40 percent for head trauma residuals with craniotomy residuals with hardware placement, a cognitive disorder, and headaches prior to September 23, 2019; rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD on and after September 23, 2019; and rating in excess of 10 percent for partial complex seizures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected partial complex seizures with narcolepsy. The claims are also being referred to the VA Director of Compensation for consideration of extraschedular increased ratings.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's DVT, PE, and partial complex seizures were caused by his service-connected sleep apnea. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is granted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI and Hepatitis C are not related to service, while partial complex seizures have been denied due to lack of evidence.
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