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Topic: Veterans with seizures

PTSD Therapy and Seizures

11/2011 | 3 Comments

Hey I am new here and I have a question. I am a recently Medically Retired Veteran of the U.S Army....I was diagnosed with epilepsy after suffering a...
symptoms

08/2011 | 3 Comments

I had late (45) onset tonic-clonic seizures, now controlled for years by Tegretol. Now I get fairly regular (weekly) simple partial seizures, always...
Help for Veterans

11/2010 | 0 Comments

Help veterans and all those who have served our country so well find jobs today! Please spread the word. Take 2 minutes and click on our page and use...
Military and Epilepsy, my rights

03/2010 | 7 Comments

Hello, I am active duty Navy currently and experienced my first grand mal seizure in Sept. 2009. I am been on Limited Duty since then, and will be...
Too young to have a stroke?

01/2010 | 5 Comments

I started having seizures in 2005. 2 years after a blow to the head in a Humvee accident out of country (so the records are pretty spotty). It started...
Active Duty Epilepsy PEB

09/2009 | 6 Comments

Hi, I'm an E-4, Sonar Tech Submarines in the USN right now and I'm in the middle of my IPEB process. I've had 34 grand mal seizures, plus I have eye...
not sure what to do

07/2009 | 2 Comments

ok this is my ? iam in the millitary and ive been in for five years. I never had a e before that . ive only had 3 in the last 4 years. right now iam...
Military Rant

07/2008 | 7 Comments

Well I have been a member on this forum for a few months now. I have not been offically diagnosed with E yet, but now have had a second Major Seizure...
Howdy vets

05/2008 | 18 Comments

Hi xgi here from michigan. I'm retired AF E6. I see we got a place for vets with epilepsy. I've had epilepsy for 20 years now after I was injured on...

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