The veteran is granted a 30 percent disability rating for severe balance problems due to streptomycin treatment associated with residuals of tuberculosis, which was previously rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with a severe balance problem and provided objective evidence supporting this diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- balance problems, residuals of tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0513140
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as moot because the issues were adjudicated in a January 2025 rating decision. The appellant can seek review of this decision within one year.
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