The Board denied the claim for service connection for a seizure disorder, currently diagnosed as temporal lobe epilepsy.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA medical opinion and evidence of record do not support a causal link between the Veteran's seizure disorder and either a service-connected disability or her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- temporal lobe epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106239
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Decisions by this judge: 713 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the case back to the AOJ for additional development, including obtaining addendum opinions from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's hypothyroidism, temporal lobe epilepsy, and hypertension are aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The AOJ is also directed to schedule the Veteran for a VA eye examination in accordance with procedures for incarcerated veterans.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for secondary service connection for hypothyroidism, temporal lobe epilepsy, hypertension, and an eye disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case due to issues related to the timeliness of a substantive appeal for service connection claims secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again by the RO, and any additional development required will be undertaken.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the case to be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder is pending.
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