The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) due to in-service dizzy spells and a head injury sustained during a motor vehicle accident. The decision is based on direct service connection as there is no evidence of a service-connected condition causing or aggravating BPPV.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of BPPV, combined with his reported in-service dizzy spells and a head injury sustained during a motor vehicle accident, established a link between his current disability and his military service. The Board also considered the Veteran's lay statements regarding the chronicity of his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2022
- Citation
- A22020618
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches, a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), and a 10 percent rating for tinnitus. The right hip strain claim was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and Meniere's syndrome, as well as entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU), due to an insufficient medical opinion regarding aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) beginning April 30, 2024, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.
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