The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is May 6, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran's informal claim dated on May 6, 1998 was considered as a formal claim due to its indication of entitlement to service connection. The RO assigned May 18, 1998 as the effective date for the award of service connection based on the receipt of the formal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0201521
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link or secondary causation by his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and initial ratings of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, migraines, and hiatal hernia with slight reflux and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) effective September 5, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased initial rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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