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 an opinion on whether the Veteran's use of tobacco products was attributable to his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's seizure disorder and his service-connected PTSD.,VA has remanded for additional development regarding the contributory causes of the Veteran's respiratory conditions, specifically whether his use of tobacco products was attributable to his service-connected PTSD.
- 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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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to his seizure disability was denied. The Board found that the denial in a September 2015 rating decision implicitly denied any pending inferred claim for SMC, as it related to the level of disability from his seizure disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's seizure disability has manifested in one major seizure every month throughout the period on appeal, warranting a 100% rating from May 7, 2025 to October 16, 2025.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability and a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service event or injury resulting in these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for PTSD, CFS, and a respiratory disability. The claims are being remanded to allow for further development.
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