The veteran is entitled to a higher 10 percent rating for his memory loss, but not an even higher rating because the evidence does not show a diagnosis of multi-infarct dementia. The veteran's superior right quadranopsia in both eyes was rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board granted a higher 10 percent rating based on purely subjective complaints such as memory loss, difficulty reading, concentration, and attention, recognized as symptomatic of brain trauma (CVA), but no more because the evidence does not show a diagnosis of multi-infarct dementia. The 30 percent rating for superior right quadranopsia in both eyes was upheld.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss as a residual of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), superior right quadranopsia in both eyes, also a residual of the CVA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814510
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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