A 10 percent rating for vertigo prior to December 31, 2014, and a 30 percent rating as of December 31, 2014, are granted.,Service connection is granted for a left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the presence of vertigo with episodes lasting 5 to 15 minutes prior to December 31, 2014. Since then, the Veteran experienced episodes of vertigo characterized by dizziness and staggering.,The left knee injury sustained in service resulted in degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo, Eustachian tube dysfunction, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Migraine headaches, Left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124762
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