The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's preexisting dizziness was aggravated during service and whether there are any current disabilities underlying his complaints of dizziness.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether the veteran's preexisting dizziness was aggravated in service and identify any current disability related to his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- benign positional vertigo, probable vestibular neuronitis, probable migraine-related vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0732590
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for TBI residuals, including headaches and benign positional vertigo, is granted. The Board found that the Veteran experienced a TBI event during service which resulted in current TBI residuals.
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