The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected vestibular abnormality and positional vertigo on an extraschedular basis, finding that the disability did not cause marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of marked interference with employment due to the Veteran's service-connected vestibular abnormality and positional vertigo.
- Claimed conditions
- vestibular abnormality, positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005322
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