The Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and an increased rating for cervical myositis were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the claimed conditions were due to any event or incident of active service or caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, cervical myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910464
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to new and relevant evidence having been received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective May 1, 2023. The other claims were denied.
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