The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation higher than 10 percent for his service-connected imbalance with nonlocalizing nystagmus, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of dizziness and staggering associated with the veteran's service-connected condition, which is required for a higher evaluation under the applicable VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- imbalance with nonlocalizing nystagmus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0305934
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 127 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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