The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection for vertigo/dizziness and severe patulous eustachian tube dysfunction, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's current vertigo and severe patulous eustachian tube disorder are not related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of a nexus between the conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo/dizziness, severe patulous eustachian tube dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22069502
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty-to-assist error, and will consider any additional evidence submitted when readjudicating the claims.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the Veteran attempted to file an appeal for issues that were already under review, and thus violated procedural rules.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ have been dismissed without prejudice as the respective decisions implementing the July 26, 2023 Board decision are not appealable.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions including allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, vertigo/dizziness, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), head injury, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have been dismissed without prejudice as the respective decisions implementing the July 26, 2023 Board decision are not appealable.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome with tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate hearing impairment with attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly.
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