Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neurocognitive disorder, to include dementia, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on evidence of aggravation.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and testimonies provided more probative weight in establishing that the Veteran's dementia has been aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- neurocognitive disorder, to include dementia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011143
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