The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorders, also claimed as balance condition, are not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no direct relationship between the Veteran’s current multifactorial balance disorder of aging and his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral vestibular disorders, balance condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168113
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed balance condition and secondary service connection for his bilateral hearing loss. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an independent medical opinion from a specialist in otolaryngology, and to seek any outstanding medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed balance condition. The AOJ is required to obtain additional medical records, including from Dr. Sheffield and Augusta VAMC, and seek an advisory opinion from an independent medical expert.
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