Epilepsy & seizure disorders decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the cases for readjudication due to additional evidence being added to the claims file since the January 2020 Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's seizure disability is not related to his service, nor is it caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to lack of medical opinion regarding the contributory causes.

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson's disease, stroke, and seizures due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. A TERA-specific medical opinion is required to address whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of residuals of a stroke and seizure disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any presumptive exposure. The effective date remains unchanged as the claims were not granted.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a brain tumor, headaches, and seizure disorder but remanded all conditions for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for IBS and Seizure Disorder. New evidence submitted since the last final denial supports these claims.

The Board found that the withholding of VA compensation for 60 days of FY 2014 training pay was proper because the Veteran received concurrent VA disability and active service pay, resulting in a valid recoupment amount of $261.88.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to consider his claim for an increased rating for his tonic/clonic seizure disorder. The VA will review all new evidence and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's service-connected seizure disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, back disability, and tinnitus have rendered them unable to maintain substantially gainful employment from February 20, 2015 to January 3, 2021. As a result, the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for this period.

The Veteran's atherosclerosis is presumed to be related to his service due to exposure to herbicides.,The Veteran's residuals of stroke are secondary to his now service-connected atherosclerosis.,The Veteran's seizures are secondary to his now service-connected residuals of stroke.,The Veteran's left ischemic optic neuropathy is secondary to his now service-connected residuals of stroke.,The Veteran's major depressive disorder is secondary to his now service-connected residuals of stroke.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and insufficient consideration of the Veteran's current seizure disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's epilepsy cannot be service connected directly, but may be secondary to their service-connected PTSD. The decision is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether the epilepsy was aggravated by PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for stroke, epilepsy, and closed head injury are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral degenerative arthritis of the hands and a seizure disorder, secondary to service-connected pain disorder and depression associated with a general medical condition with history of self-medicating with alcohol. The Veteran was also granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from May 11, 1993.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorder, and headaches due to inadequate examinations and failure to consider toxic exposure during service.