The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral bone spurs. The decision found that the Veteran's BPPV is not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and that his bilateral pes planus did not worsen beyond its natural progression in service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no causal relationship between the Veteran's vertigo and his service-connected hearing disabilities (tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss), nor was there evidence of aggravation of his pes planus by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo), Bilateral Pes Planus, Bilateral Bone Spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21068883
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