The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current dizziness to his in-service head injury and denied service connection for residuals of a head injury. The rating for facial dermatitis was also denied as there is no evidence that it meets the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions were against a nexus between the Veteran's current symptoms and his in-service head injury, and the VA examiner found the Veteran's dizziness to be less likely related to his service-connected tinnitus and headaches. The facial dermatitis was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness (claimed as residual of head injury), facial dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1536974
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