Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder and memory loss substantially contributed to his cause of death, aspiration pneumonia. The Board granted the claim for service connection for cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including the service connection claims and a new rating for left ankle disability. The lung disorder claim was reopened but remains pending.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. The seizure disorder claim is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The claim for service connection for a seizure disability has been reopened. The Veteran's seizures during active duty are considered to be pre-existing, but the Board is remanding the case to determine if they were aggravated by service. Other secondary service connection claims are also being remanded.

The Veteran's autoimmune epilepsy and depressive disorder have been granted service connection.,An initial rating higher than 10 percent for the painful scar of the left scrotal area has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for PTSD and Epilepsy as no new and relevant evidence was submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 14, 1974 for the grant of service connection for seizure symptoms of arteriovenous malformations (AVM). The motion for clear and unmistakable error in a May 10, 1974 rating decision is dismissed as moot.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for GERD and remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea, cervical and lumbar spinal damage, seizures, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder as the Veteran does not have a current seizure disorder and there is no credible evidence of disease, injury or disability due to service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for an effective date of August 31, 2006 for service connection of seizure disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as these issues are no longer on appeal due to a full grant of benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, brain tumor, seizures, and brain cancer due to a lack of updated medical records. The Veteran is entitled to service connection for these conditions if they are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA opinion and the need for additional examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and completing a VA examination.