The Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was granted an initial rating of 30 percent, effective August 29, 2017. The appeal for a higher rating or extraschedular evaluation is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms were found to be specifically contemplated by the schedular criteria and no higher rating could be assigned as he was already receiving the maximum schedular evaluation under DC 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19135599
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