The veteran's benign positional vertigo and cluster headaches were not incurred in service, nor are they related to his service-connected hearing loss or tinnitus.,There is no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's exposure to herbicides and his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a connection between the veteran's benign positional vertigo and cluster headaches and his military service, including noise exposure. The disorders were first diagnosed after service, and there is no indication that they are related to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- benign positional vertigo, cluster headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0711301
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- Remanded (sent back)
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