The veteran's headaches with vertigo, secondary to removal of acoustic neuroma during VA hospitalization and treatment, were not found to be additional disability resulting from the carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: Additional disability was not shown to have resulted from any fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches with vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0303622
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- Granted
The Veteran's headaches with vertigo are rated at 50% for the entire appeal period, which is the maximum schedular rating due to very frequent and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of her service-connected headaches with vertigo, and for obtaining any outstanding medical records.
- Granted
The veteran's headaches with vertigo are manifested by attacks that occur on an almost daily basis, many of which are prostrating and productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating for headaches have been met.
- Denied
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