The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right vestibular nerve resection due to Meniere's disease, finding that his condition produces impairment equivalent to moderate Meniere's syndrome.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition produced impairment equivalent to moderate Meniere's syndrome with attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring from one to four times per month, which warranted a 60 percent rating under the new version of Diagnostic Code 4.87a, 6205.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211182
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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