The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder, finding that his vascular dementia and residuals are not attributable to service or service-connected bitemporal headaches.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's vascular dementia and residuals were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected bitemporal headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Syncope/seizure disorder, Vascular dementia, Residuals, status post right cerebrovascular accident with encephalomalacia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1217145
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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