The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for seizures and remanded the issues of service connection for TBI and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the reopened seizures claim.
The deciding factor: The reopening of the seizures claim was based on new evidence received since the previous denial, including service personnel records from Guatemala where the Veteran was prescribed malaria medication which he contends caused his seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23062336
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder moderate and TBI was granted as of October 22, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for seizures prior to October 18, 2019, and denied a higher rating from that date. The Veteran was also granted service connection for a stroke and its residuals, as well as special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
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