The Veteran's service-connected benign positional vertigo is rated at 30 percent effective from April 26, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported worsening dizziness that made him unable to continue his employment as a truck driver since approximately two months prior.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1113002
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Related decisions
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- Granted
Service connection is granted for benign positional vertigo. The Veteran's appeals on right shoulder strain, right ball joint leg strain, eye floaters, Vitamin D deficiency, hyperlipidemia, and hypercalcemia are dismissed due to withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran. Service connection is remanded for DM, PTSD (related to vertigo), and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for migraines has been granted. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to procedural errors.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's benign positional vertigo, claimed as dizziness, did not have onset during active service and was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus or hearing loss. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's benign positional vertigo is service-connected, but Meniere's disease is not. The veteran's vertigo and imbalance are related to a training accident in 1958, while his hearing loss and tinnitus were also service-connected due to acoustic trauma.
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