The Veteran's partial complex seizures have been rated as 40 percent since August 12, 2014. The Board has found that the evidence supports a higher rating for the period prior to August 12, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported having between four and eight minor seizures per week throughout the appellate term, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for minor seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- psychomotor epilepsy, partial complex seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1535765
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 18, 1990, for the award of service connection for psychomotor epilepsy.
- Dismissed
The appeal for revision or reversal of the February 2019 rating decision, which assigned an effective date of March 20, 2017, for the award of service connection for partial complex seizures, based on CUE is dismissed without prejudice to refiling.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for TBI, psychomotor epilepsy, and migraines.
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