Denied
The Board denied service connection for dementia, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's dementia to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was given greater weight as it provided a thorough review of the claims file and in-person examination, while the private opinion did not meet the necessary 'at least as likely as not' standard of proof.
- Claimed conditions
- dementia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099268
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