The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of petit mal seizures, finding that no claim was filed prior to October 7, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file any claims or intent to file a claim for service connection for petit mal seizures prior to October 7, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- petit mal seizures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000300
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's reported fatigue and behavioral changes are related to her seizure medication.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and petit mal seizures are currently rated at the maximum available disability ratings. The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity, right lower extremity, and hypertension.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for prostate cancer and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits due to the Appellant's withdrawal of these claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and total disability due to individual unemployability. The remaining claims, including those related to bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, cervical spine disability, petit mal seizures, TBI, right ankle and knee disabilities, OSA, and an acquired psychiatric disability, are remanded as additional medical examinations or opinions are needed.
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