The Board granted an effective date of June 18, 1990, for the award of service connection for psychomotor epilepsy.
The deciding factor: The October 1991 Board hearing testimony was submitted within one year of the February 1991 rating decision and is deemed to contain new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- psychomotor epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050638
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for TBI, psychomotor epilepsy, and migraines.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial 10 percent disability rating for service-connected psychomotor epilepsy and denied increased, compensable ratings for a scar on the right forehead and service connection claims for sciatic nerve conditions in both lower extremities.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were mostly denied, but an increased rating of 70% for acquired psychiatric disorder was granted.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding a proposed reduction in the rating for psychomotor epilepsy was dismissed because it was not a final decision subject to appeal.
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