The Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome, including inner ear disorder and dizziness residuals, is rated at 100 percent due to frequent vertigo attacks and cerebellar gait issues occurring more than once a week.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows recurrent vertigo and ataxia with episodes occurring more than once weekly, meeting the criteria for a 100% rating under Diagnostic Code 6205.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere’s syndrome, inner ear disorder to include residuals of dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19123783
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's syndrome for further development. The claims will be reviewed again with new evidence, specifically focusing on noise exposure during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected disabilities, specifically Meniere’s syndrome and the cardiovascular conditions he had. The Board found that these conditions aggravated his heart issues and contributed to his cause of death.
- Granted
The Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome with vertigo is granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent, effective from February 13, 2015. The separate ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are reinstated.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for vertigo and/or Meniere’s syndrome is denied.
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