The Board found that the Veteran's disequilibrium was not manifested during his active service, is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active service, and is not shown to be caused or made worse by the service-connected right ear hearing loss or tinnitus.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions were based upon thorough reviews of the record and the examiners' expertise. They concluded that the Veteran's disequilibrium was not caused or permanently aggravated beyond its natural progression by the service-connected right ear hearing loss or tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Disequilibrium
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1721116
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- Dismissed
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