The Board granted an 80% evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder on and after December 8, 2016. The decision also denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, as these conditions are not related to military service or secondary to the seizure disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported an increased evaluation for the seizure disorder but denied service connection for the psychiatric disorders due to lack of credible supporting evidence of in-service sexual trauma and insufficient medical link between current symptoms and service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disorder, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mood disorder, Cocaine dependence, Bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069218
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.
What you can do next
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