The Board granted service connection for memory loss, diagnosed as pre-senile dementia, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. Service connection for a seizure disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: The rationale for granting service connection for memory loss is that it is proximately due to the Veteran’s service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The rationale for denying service connection for a seizure disorder is that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- memory loss, defined as pre-senile dementia, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064124
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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