The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and BPPV have been granted. The headaches disorder claim is secondary to the service-connected conditions.,An effective date of October 8, 2015 has been assigned for all service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service noise exposure is considered a contributing factor to his BPPV and headaches disorders. The medical evidence supports this relationship.,Effective dates have been established based on the date of receipt of claims or entitlement arising, whichever is later.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","status":"Service Connected"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","status":"Service Connected"}, {"condition_name":"Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)","status":"Service Connected"}, {"condition_name":"Headaches Disorder","status":"Secondary to Service Connection"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130116
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.
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