My question being according to Neurology Now (An official publication of the American Academy of Neurology May/June 2007) people with Epilepsy suffer from uncontrolled depression. Can I apply for this?
I am rated 100% T & P SC for the Epilepsy which was caused by 2 Shore Patrolmen & I in a bar in Japan in 1967 ( Sort of fuzzy what caused the commotion as I had been in bar a couple of hours) in which they beat me with their Batons & when I went down on the floor immediatly started stompping on me.
Symptoms started showing up shortly after that.Luckily I had a Ship Mate in Bar with me that saw it happen & another friend saw me have a Tonic Clonic ( Formly known as Grand Mal) Seizure when I was home on leave in 1967 after this happpened.
The Seizure meds ( Since 1996 when I started going to the VA) the VA has me on cause mental confusion ( Like I need that..ha) & what ever else I have no idea.
They have me on appox. 20 pills a day so as a result of the pills & the Epilepsy I can't remember a damn thing from one day till the next.
Long term memory seems to be OK.
I have filed for Aid & Attendance but they (BVA) are at June '95 & say they got my claim January 1996.
Anybody have any idea how long a wait I have on that?
I can't drive due to Epilepsy,can go no where by my self as I get lost all the time,have been advised not to take a bath unless someone is in room as I may have a Seizure & drown.
Neurology Now states " 50 Million people world wide have Epilepsy & anticonvulsive medicine is ineffective for as many as one in three.
Seizures occur when electricial impluses from Neurons in the Brain become synchronized in an abnormal way.The result is a disruption of electricial communications between these Neurons that leads to the release of excessive energy.
Some Experts call them "Brain Storms"
Seizures are essentially waves of "Electrial Energy".
At present I am taking anti seizure drugs Dilantin & one of the side effects is mental confusion among others,Lamical causes the following Adverse Reactions (%)
Adverse Reaction Lamotrigine Placebo
Dizziness 38 13
Headache 29 19
Double Vision 28 7
Unsteadiness 22 6
Nausea 19 10
Blurred Vision 16 5
Sleepiness 14 7
Rash 10 5
Vomiting 10 4
Plus, I take pills from a VA Shrink & other pills they prescribe but have no idea what they are as My Daughter orders them & puts them in Pill Box & my Wife dispenses them to me 3 times a day because I get her's & mine confused & sometimes take hers & if left to myself I sometimes will go a day or two before someone knows I missed taking them.
I have asked this before but have never went into such detail but can I get some opinions as to whether the BVA will approve me for Aid & Attendance & if U have much insight into this & at what rate do U believe it should be.
My Wife is also Disabled , & I put in for A & A for her also, because she caught Hep C from a Blood Transfusion & the symptoms are really getting severe not counting the other other damage it has done to her body.
Thank U for taking the time to read this & I welcome any information. But, must say the VA can get trying with their "Foot Dragging Tactics."
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My question being according to Neurology Now (An official publication of the American Academy of Neurology May/June 2007) people with Epilepsy suffer from uncontrolled depression. Can I apply for this?
I am rated 100% T & P SC for the Epilepsy which was caused by 2 Shore Patrolmen & I in a bar in Japan in 1967 ( Sort of fuzzy what caused the commotion as I had been in bar a couple of hours) in which they beat me with their Batons & when I went down on the floor immediatly started stompping on me.
Symptoms started showing up shortly after that.Luckily I had a Ship Mate in Bar with me that saw it happen & another friend saw me have a Tonic Clonic ( Formly known as Grand Mal) Seizure when I was home on leave in 1967 after this happpened.
The Seizure meds ( Since 1996 when I started going to the VA) the VA has me on cause mental confusion ( Like I need that..ha) & what ever else I have no idea.
They have me on appox. 20 pills a day so as a result of the pills & the Epilepsy I can't remember a damn thing from one day till the next.
Long term memory seems to be OK.
I have filed for Aid & Attendance but they (BVA) are at June '95 & say they got my claim January 1996.
Anybody have any idea how long a wait I have on that?
I can't drive due to Epilepsy,can go no where by my self as I get lost all the time,have been advised not to take a bath unless someone is in room as I may have a Seizure & drown.
Neurology Now states " 50 Million people world wide have Epilepsy & anticonvulsive medicine is ineffective for as many as one in three.
Seizures occur when electricial impluses from Neurons in the Brain become synchronized in an abnormal way.The result is a disruption of electricial communications between these Neurons that leads to the release of excessive energy.
Some Experts call them "Brain Storms"
Seizures are essentially waves of "Electrial Energy".
At present I am taking anti seizure drugs Dilantin & one of the side effects is mental confusion among others,Lamical causes the following Adverse Reactions (%)
Adverse Reaction Lamotrigine Placebo
Dizziness 38 13
Headache 29 19
Double Vision 28 7
Unsteadiness 22 6
Nausea 19 10
Blurred Vision 16 5
Sleepiness 14 7
Rash 10 5
Vomiting 10 4
Plus, I take pills from a VA Shrink & other pills they prescribe but have no idea what they are as My Daughter orders them & puts them in Pill Box & my Wife dispenses them to me 3 times a day because I get her's & mine confused & sometimes take hers & if left to myself I sometimes will go a day or two before someone knows I missed taking them.
I have asked this before but have never went into such detail but can I get some opinions as to whether the BVA will approve me for Aid & Attendance & if U have much insight into this & at what rate do U believe it should be.
My Wife is also Disabled , & I put in for A & A for her also, because she caught Hep C from a Blood Transfusion & the symptoms are really getting severe not counting the other other damage it has done to her body.
Thank U for taking the time to read this & I welcome any information. But, must say the VA can get trying with their "Foot Dragging Tactics."
Again, Berta will always remember U.
Sincerly,
Gary Schneider gdsnide@hotmail.com
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