The Veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease with hearing impairment, vertigo, and tinnitus is rated at 100 percent. The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are each rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences frequent episodes of vertigo more than once a week, which meets the criteria for a 100 percent rating under DC 6205. For his bilateral knee disabilities, the Board finds that they meet the criteria for separate 10 percent ratings as per DC 4713.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease with hearing impairment, vertigo, and tinnitus, Degenerative arthritis of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1518990
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