The veteran's current vertigo is of service origin, but his herniated lumbar disc is not.,The Board finds that the veteran's dizziness and vertigo began inservice and was related to an ENT condition. The low back disorder, however, did not manifest within one year of discharge.
The deciding factor: Service connection for a herniated lumbar disc cannot be established as it is not shown to have been aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Dizzy Spells/Vertigo, Herniated Lumbar Disc
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0205733
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