The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cerebral atrophy, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service head injury. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence linking the Veteran's cerebral atrophy to an in-service head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- cerebral atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010326
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The claims for service connection have not been decided.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran's service connection for cerebral atrophy and memory loss was granted in a rating decision issued in August 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether cerebral atrophy is caused by or worsened by service-connected unspecified trauma and stress-related disorder with memory loss and/or service-connected migraine headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cerebral atrophy and sinusitis due to challenges regarding the competency of VA examiners and the adequacy of the August 2019 VA examination.
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