The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of head trauma, diagnosed as vascular dementia, is granted.
The deciding factor: Service records show the Veteran sustained a head injury in 1945 during active duty and has since developed vascular dementia. The VA examiner concluded that it was at least as likely as not that the current disability is caused by the 1945 head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head trauma, vascular dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0941453
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, ischemic stroke, and vascular dementia due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims are being remanded for further development including new VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to DIC benefits, service connection for cause of death, and accrued benefits due to the need for further development and consideration.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, and vascular dementia were granted, while his claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for vascular dementia is dismissed as the benefit sought has already been granted in full.
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