The Board has determined that the Veteran's seizure disability is related to his service-connected residuals of multiple cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs), and thus service connection for a seizure disability is granted. The Board also found no evidence linking the Veteran's intestine disability, diverticulitis, to his active service or any other incident during his military career. Service connection was not established for a nerve tumor on the spine due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence shows that the Veteran's seizure disability is related to his service-connected residuals of multiple cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs).
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disability, Peptic ulcer disability with stomach and esophageal problems
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1443565
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to his seizure disability was denied. The Board found that the denial in a September 2015 rating decision implicitly denied any pending inferred claim for SMC, as it related to the level of disability from his seizure disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's seizure disability has manifested in one major seizure every month throughout the period on appeal, warranting a 100% rating from May 7, 2025 to October 16, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain and seizure disability due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The VA must provide new opinions addressing whether the disabilities are related to active service, including any aggravation by a pre-existing condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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