The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Meniere’s syndrome is denied as his claim to reopen was received on November 8, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim was received by VA on November 8, 2018, and the award of service connection for Meniere’s syndrome has been assigned from this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere’s syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2019
- Citation
- A19003230
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an inner ear disability, finding that his current diagnosis is related to in-service noise exposure and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere’s syndrome, balance disorder, and/or acoustic neuroma is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome and vertigo are found to have started during his military service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
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