The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of Meniere’s Syndrome, finding that the Veteran did not file a claim prior to January 20, 2012 and thus no effective date can be granted before then.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not diagnosed with Meniere's Syndrome until March 2012, and there is no evidence of an earlier claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere’s Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20060632
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and Meniere’s Syndrome, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be at least as likely as not related to service. However, the Board denied service connection for Meniere’s Syndrome due to clear and unmistakable evidence showing it pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder is rated at 30 percent since January 10, 2011.,The Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome (previously evaluated as left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and peripheral vestibular disorder) is rated at 100 percent since January 27, 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after the last decision, and the AOJ needs to consider this additional information before making a final determination.
- Granted
The Veteran's Meniere’s Syndrome is granted a separate 30 percent rating for vertigo, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.
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