The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a disability manifested by a balance problem and staggering, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence provided did not contribute to a more complete picture of the circumstances surrounding the origin of any current disability manifested by a balance problem and staggering.
- Claimed conditions
- balance problem, staggering
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0203036
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification of the Veteran's diagnosis and inadequate opinion regarding whether his dizziness and staggering are related to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder, manifested by dizziness and occasional staggering, is granted an effective date of October 14, 2011 for a 30 percent rating.
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