The Veteran's vascular dementia is granted as secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart condition. He is also granted a 60 percent rating for ischemic heart condition from March 27, 2013 to February 23, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's vascular dementia is related to his service-connected ischemic heart condition.
- 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
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Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, CVA, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The claim for vascular dementia is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.
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