The veteran's service records show diagnoses of anxiety reaction, acute situational reaction, and dementia. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran currently has a dysthymic disorder (a type of neurosis) which is chronic and related to his service. Therefore, the Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical records show diagnoses consistent with a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder during service, and the VA examiner concluded that the current diagnosis is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction, acute situational reaction, dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0022092
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for dementia, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss disability.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's motions to reverse or revise prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding no such errors in the March 1971 and August 2004 decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for dementia, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), and stress, diagnosed as neurocognitive disorder, to secure adequate medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for dementia, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's dementia to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
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