The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for epilepsy was granted, and he is now service-connected for epilepsy.,The Veteran's dizziness and weakness are secondary to his service-connected epilepsy, and he is now service-connected for this condition as well.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial supports a finding that the Veteran experienced seizures during and since service, which are symptoms of his currently diagnosed epilepsy.,The Veteran's STRs document dizziness in June 1973, which he reported usually occurred before a seizure. He also had dizzy spells in January 1974, headaches in September 1974, and was diagnosed with probable epilepsy following a dizzy and weak episode in October 1974.
- Claimed conditions
- epilepsy, dizziness and weakness, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131082
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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