The Veteran's seizure disability is not related to his service, nor is it caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to lack of medical opinion regarding the contributory causes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's seizure disorder was not related to his service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion from a clinician to address the contributory causes of the Veteran's respiratory conditions, including whether his use of tobacco products during and after service was a substantial factor in causing his respiratory conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disability, Respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24005539
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