The Board has granted an effective date of April 7, 2010 for the grant of service connection for major vascular neurocognitive disorder and major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease, claimed as vascular dementia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for Parkinson's Disease on April 7, 2010 included a claim for symptoms such as dementia and cognitive dysfunction. The Board found that the earlier date of receipt of the claim is April 7, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder, Major Neurocognitive Disorder due to Alzheimer's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1602125
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What this means for you
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