The Veteran's claim for service connection for a balance disorder of unknown etiology was granted with an effective date of March 28, 1979. The other issues regarding thoracic and lumbar spine disorders and cervical spine disorders were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the original claim for dizziness (balance disorder) raised at a March 1979 hearing was not part of an earlier submitted claim for sinusitis, but rather a new and separate claim. The effective date is set based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Balance Disorder of Unknown Etiology (claimed as vertigo/balance disorder due to inner ear problems)"}, {"condition_name":"Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disorder, including fibrositis and osteoarthritis of the cervical spine"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180218
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.
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