The Veteran's service-connected BPPV and LLE radiculopathy are granted, with the LLE radiculopathy rated at 10%.
The deciding factor: The May 2015 VA examination supported a medical nexus between the Veteran's current dizziness/vertigo symptoms and his service-connected eustachian tube dysfunction. The LLE radiculopathy was found to be no more than mild, with only subjective complaints of intermittent shooting pain in the left thigh and intermittent burning sensation (without loss of sensation) in the left heel.
- Claimed conditions
- BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo), LLE radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1552851
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