The VA denied the veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of private medical care due to lack of authorization, and because the condition was not an emergency requiring immediate attention.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment as defined by VA regulations, thus denying his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0202589
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
Service connection is granted for benign positional vertigo. The Veteran's appeals on right shoulder strain, right ball joint leg strain, eye floaters, Vitamin D deficiency, hyperlipidemia, and hypercalcemia are dismissed due to withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran. Service connection is remanded for DM, PTSD (related to vertigo), and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for migraines has been granted. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to procedural errors.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's benign positional vertigo, claimed as dizziness, did not have onset during active service and was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus or hearing loss. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected benign positional vertigo is rated at 30 percent effective from April 26, 2006.
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