The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, residuals of TBI, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPV), but denied service connection for hepatitis C. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is October 31, 2009.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current low back disability was less likely as not related to his period of active duty service due to lack of documentation in service records and conflicting medical opinions. The residuals of TBI claim was denied because there is no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms, and the vertigo claim was denied based on conflicting medical opinions regarding its onset.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPV) - claimed as a peripheral vestibular disorder, Low Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806396
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What this means for you
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