The Veteran's cognitive disorder, including brain and motor dysfunction, with associated symptoms of headaches, tinnitus, and dizziness, is rated at a 70 percent disability rating prior to October 23, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s cognitive disorder was found to cause occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 9304.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity tremors, Left upper extremity tremors, Dysfunction of the tongue, Speech impairment, Cognitive disorder (including brain and motor dysfunction)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19136193
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 19136193.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity tremors have been granted increased initial disability ratings of 30 percent for the right upper extremity and 20 percent for the left upper extremity, effective September 2, 2024.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected residuals of a stroke based on memory loss and speech impairment from July 31, 2017 to December 1, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied service connection for right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, a right shoulder contusion, left shoulder arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, right upper extremity tremors, and left upper extremity tremors.
- Granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right (major) and left (minor) upper extremity tremors, effective September 30, 2022, and also granted TDIU from the same date.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.