The Board has determined that the reduction in the rating for the Veteran's grand mal epilepsy from 100 percent to 40 percent effective March 1, 2007 was proper based on evidence showing improvement. The current status of his condition warrants a 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's seizure activity has improved such that he is experiencing less than the required frequency for a higher rating under the General Rating Formula for Major and Minor Epileptic Seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- Grand Mal Epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1142397
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's seizure disorder, specifically grand mal epilepsy, is rated at 60 percent from December 10, 2019. This decision grants a higher disability rating for the condition and also grants a TDIU effective from that date.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in his initial 40 percent rating for grand mal epilepsy, finding that the evidence did not clearly and unmistakably show more than one major seizure per month over any given year.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected grand mal epilepsy is rated at 80 percent, effective November 16, 2001. The initial evaluation for memory loss associated with the epilepsy remains at 30 percent.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected grand mal epilepsy is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has granted this rating.
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