The Board has determined that the Veteran's balance disorder is not related to his service, including in-service acoustic trauma or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a nexus between the Veteran's current balance disorder and his military service, including noise exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- balance disorder, disequilibrium
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1338792
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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