Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a seizure disorder with left-sided weakness and encephalopathy secondary to the Veteran's service-connected brain tumor, effective August 25, 2018. The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for the brain tumor and a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the seizure disorder, left-sided weakness, and encephalopathy were secondary to the service-connected brain tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disorder with left-sided weakness and encephalopathy, brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009348
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