The Board has determined that the Veteran's current ear disability, including his vertigo and associated dizziness, is at least as likely as not caused by a head injury he sustained during service. As such, the claim for service connection for an ear disability is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s current ear disability, including his vertigo and associated dizziness, was caused by his head injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ear disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2019
- Citation
- A19000809
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A19000809.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an ear disability and Meniere's disease, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an ear disability but remanded claims for a heart disability and eczema due to potential exposure to toxins.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for allergies, a lumbar spine disability, right leg and left leg disabilities, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), endometriosis, headaches, multiple sclerosis (MS), right shoulder strain, and an ear disability have been denied. The Board has found that the preponderance of evidence is against finding a link between these conditions and service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to evaluate his service-connected ear disability, which has not been examined in almost four years. The claim will be readjudicated after the examination.
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