The Veteran is service connected for Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss associated with Meniere's disease and tinnitus associated with Meniere's disease. The RO has assigned a combined disability rating of 60 percent. As the Veteran's service-connected disabilities all stem from a common etiology, the 60 percent combined rating meets the schedular criteria for assignment of a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficiently disabling as to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his Meniere's disease and associated hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss associated with Meniere's disease, tinnitus associated with Meniere's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1414736
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular disorders (Meniere's disease) and unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the claims prior to a decision being made.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to untimely Notice of Disagreement submissions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's Meniere's disease is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded due to inadequate notice and the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The claim will be evaluated under the correct statutory criteria set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a).
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