The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for vertigo as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and an increased evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran’s vertigo is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, and that the current rating assigned for his bilateral hearing loss is appropriate.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion concluded that the Veteran's vertigo is not secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The Board gave more weight to this opinion as it was provided by a medical professional with expertise in evaluating such complex issues.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144739
What this means for you
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