The Board found that the veteran does not have dementia due to head trauma related to service and denied the claim.
The deciding factor: There was no documented head trauma during service, and there is insufficient evidence linking current dementia to service.
- Claimed conditions
- dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607062
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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