Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions. The issues include erectile dysfunction, low back condition, neck condition, headache condition, seizure condition, gastrointestinal surgery, and residuals of a head injury.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disability manifested by seizures and blackout spells, including whether it is related to service or a MUCMI.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding service connection, rating increases, and TDIU. The Veteran's seizure disorder is being reviewed to determine if it was aggravated by her hepatitis B disability. Her PTSD with depressive disorder and viral hepatitis are also being evaluated for increased ratings.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a neurological condition, including epilepsy and seizure disorder. The case is remanded to obtain updated medical records and conduct an examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to December 23, 2009 is remanded due to the effects of his service-connected seizure disorder and bilateral tinnitus. The Board finds sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of these disabilities.

The Veteran has withdrawn her claims for service connection for epilepsy and a traumatic brain injury.,Her earlier effective dates for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and right knee patellofemoral syndrome have been denied as the earliest possible effective date is the day after separation from active service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and seizures, finding that the Veteran does not have current residuals of an in-service TBI.

The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from June 12, 2004, to October 2, 2007, constitutes a bar to VA benefits.,Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including major depression and PTSD) is dismissed.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, sleep apnea, left knee disability, seizures, TIA, heart disability, bilateral lower leg neurological disability, and shaky leg syndrome. The issues include determining the severity of these conditions, whether they are related to service or other disabilities, and if they are aggravated by other conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury and a seizure disorder, to include epilepsy. The Veteran's assertions about head injuries during service are consistent with his military duties as a paratrooper.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent rating for migraines is granted effective February 3, 2014. The Board also remanded the issues of a higher rating for PTSD with TBI and an initial rating for psychomotor epilepsy.,The claims of entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD with TBI and an initial rating for psychomotor epilepsy are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected partial complex seizures with migraines and syncope are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition. Additionally, the TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability from the seizure disorder claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seizure disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his seizures to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC based on housebound status are granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and other conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II and its complications, have prevented her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.