Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypercholesterolemia, hemoccult positive stool, raised eosinophil count, alcohol abuse, nuclear sclerosis cataracts, inguinal hernia, benign essential hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, seizure disorder, and congestive heart failure, cardiac pacemaker placement, and complete atrioventricular block have all been denied.,The Board found that the Veteran's hypercholesterolemia, hemoccult positive stool, and raised eosinophil count are not disabilities for which VA compensation benefits are payable as they are laboratory findings.

The Veteran's application to reopen claims for seizure disorder, cluster headaches (migraines), and headaches was granted. The claim for IBS remains denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and adjudication due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for seizure disorder and psychiatric disorders.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for temporal lobe seizure disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during active service. The claim of secondary service connection for left shoulder disability remains pending and will be remanded to obtain a new VA opinion considering the Veteran's contentions regarding his fall.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further verification of her exposure to herbicide agents and/or chemicals at Fort McClellan. The AOJ will conduct additional development, including potential VA medical examinations and nexus opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychomotor epilepsy began during his active service and is not a pre-existing condition. Therefore, service connection for this disability is granted.

The Veteran's epilepsy was denied a higher rating, and his TDIU claim was dismissed due to non-compliance with VA requests for information.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection. Service connection for glioblastoma multiforme, stroke, left-sided weakness and sensory deficits, left hand disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, bilateral eye disability, and seizures are all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's service connection claims for seizure disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are both granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's epilepsy is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity and manifestations of his condition, as well as its impact on employment. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the epilepsy rating issue.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for hypertension and seizure condition due to inadequate opinions from the VA examiner. The Veteran's conditions are being reviewed again with new medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for ratings in excess of 50 percent for bipolar disorder with memory loss and in excess of 40 percent for tonic clonic seizures have been dismissed. The appeal for a compensable rating for tension headaches has been remanded, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a combat head injury, including TBI, global amnesia, neurological condition, and seizure disorder are related to service. The claim is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seizures, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his active military service and rejecting his assertion of a link to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.