The Board found that the veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder, claimed as vertigo, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to have been so incurred due to Agent Orange exposure. The Board also determined there was no evidence of aggravation of a pre-existing condition during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder did not exist prior to service, as it was not noted at his entrance examination and he had no history of vertigo before service. There is no medical evidence showing a chronic condition existed prior to service or that it was aggravated by service. The gap between discharge from active duty in 1975 and the first reported symptoms of vertigo in 1989 also weighed against continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (Vertigo)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0833123
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