The Board finds that service connection is warranted for residuals of brain damage, including diminished mental capacities, on a direct basis. The veteran's cognitive problems are attributed to his pineal tumor and its treatment.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the veteran's cognitive decline was related to the pineal tumor and radiation treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain damage, Diminished mental capacities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0115312
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What this means for you
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