The veteran's service-connected labyrinthitis with vertigo is rated at 10 percent, and his claim for service connection for chest pains and shortness of breath as due to undiagnosed illness remains denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for the veteran's service-connected labyrinthitis with vertigo, but his claim for service connection for chest pains and shortness of breath as due to an undiagnosed illness is denied.
- Claimed conditions
- labyrinthitis with vertigo, positive TB test, heat exhaustion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0708005
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's heat exhaustion, including its residuals, is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis (bilateral toenail fungus) and remanded the claims for GERD, chest pain, and an acquired eye disorder.
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