The Board found that the Veteran's dementia, which was likely due to a head injury sustained during World War II, played a causative role in his death. The claim is granted.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's service-related head injury contributed to his development of dementia and ultimately caused his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Senile dementia of the Alzheimer type, Multi-infarct dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1031060
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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.
What you can do next
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