The Board granted service connection for vascular dementia, secondary to the Veteran's ischemic heart condition. The Veteran was also granted an initial 60 percent rating from March 27, 2013, to February 23, 2015, for his ischemic heart condition for accrued benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a causal nexus between the Veteran's vascular dementia and his service-connected ischemic heart condition, granting secondary service connection. The rating was granted based on METs values indicating moderate impairment of cardiac function.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular dementia, ischemic heart condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23001111
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.
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