The Board has granted service connection for a major vascular neurocognitive disorder. The remaining issues, including increased ratings and SMC awards, are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and the retrieval of SSA records.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician's opinion was not sufficient to determine whether the appellant's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated his neurocognitive disorder. Additional medical opinions are needed to address these concerns.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2023
- Citation
- A23037558
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