The Board has granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and a headache disorder, finding that these conditions are either caused or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus. Service connection was denied for right eye vision loss, sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports the Veteran's claims of current diagnoses related to his service-connected tinnitus, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and a headache disorder. However, there is no clear evidence linking the right eye vision loss, sleep apnea, hypertension, or diabetes mellitus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, headache disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142225
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What this means for you
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