The Board has granted service connection for loss of balance as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence supporting this claim.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion and statements from the Veteran's spouse provided an explanation of the nature of the Veteran’s foot disabilities and supported a conclusion that they resulted in a loss of balance causing functional impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of balance
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175531
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for compensation due to medical care provided by the VA was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a balance disorder and remanded the claim for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and initial rating, thus the claims are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including dizziness, loss of balance, drowsiness, and nausea.
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