The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for an ear disability characterized by vertigo. The issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability, eustachian tube dysfunction, and an ear disability characterized by vertigo have been remanded due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. Other claims related to increased ratings and TDIU are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted suggesting that the Veteran's vertigo may have started during service or within one year of service, raising a possibility that it is related to his service-connected otitis externa.
- Claimed conditions
- eustachian tube dysfunction, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18140422
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link or secondary causation by his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and initial ratings of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, migraines, and hiatal hernia with slight reflux and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) effective September 5, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased initial rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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