The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the claimed conditions and service or any presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's syndrome, dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19167562
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for Meniere's syndrome based on the Veteran's symptoms of dizziness and staggering.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective May 1, 2023. The other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome with tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate hearing impairment with attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly.
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