The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral osteosclerosis and vertigo secondary to left ear hearing loss warrant a 10 percent initial rating each, as these conditions are already rated based on their primary service-connected disabilities. No additional ratings can be granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral osteosclerosis is currently rated at 10 percent under the criteria for hearing loss and his vertigo secondary to left ear hearing loss is rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 6204, which does not allow for separate rating of these conditions as they are already considered in the rating assigned for hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Osteosclerosis","status":"10%"}, {"condition_name":"Vertigo secondary to left ear hearing loss","status":"10%"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0619096
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What this means for you
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