The veteran is granted an effective date of May 14, 1952 for his service connection for residuals of a concussion with Meniere's Syndrome. The RO must also consider whether he was entitled to a compensable rating as of that date.
The deciding factor: The veteran filed his initial claim within one year after discharge from military service and the condition (Meniere's Syndrome) is presumed to have been incurred in service due to combat injuries sustained during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- concussion, Meniere's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0106964
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's Meniere's Syndrome is rated at 100 percent effective August 16, 2018. The issue of entitlement to Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the assignment of a 100 percent rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertensive vascular disease, concussion, diabetes mellitus, seizure disability, bilateral pes planus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (alcohol use disorder in sustained remission and PTSD). The effective date for hypertension was denied as the Veteran's claim was received within one year of the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's Syndrome and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a duty-to-assist error.
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