The Veteran's PVD with BPPV, rated at 30 percent since November 24, 2008, is granted effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay testimony credible and supported by medical records, which showed continuous reports of dizziness and occasional staggering dating back to 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD) with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), Dizziness, Occasional Staggering
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072770
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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