The Board found that the Veteran's current seizures and CVA did not manifest within a year of service, nor were they related to his in-service head injury. The claims for residuals of head injury, seizure disorder, and CVA as secondary to seizure disorder are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a concussion or other head injury during service, and the post-service seizures and CVA did not manifest within one year of separation from service. The VA examiner concluded that there was insufficient evidence linking the current conditions to the in-service head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure Disorder, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1144923
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and effective dates related to CVA, obstructive sleep apnea, major depressive disorder, and gout have been dismissed.,The Veteran withdrew his claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a CVA with residuals, an effective date prior to January 14, 2011, for CVA, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, and an effective date prior to November 7, 2014, for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not meet the eligibility criteria for PCAFC benefits due to a lack of personal care services needs. The case is being remanded to provide an adequate medical determination and correct any pre-decisional error.
- Denied
The Veteran's seizure disorder was not manifested by at least one major seizure in the past six months or two seizures in the last year, so her claim for a higher rating is denied.
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