The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of balance, finding that there is no current diagnosis or functional impairment from a loss of balance condition. The Veteran was not granted secondary service connection as his tinnitus did not cause or aggravate his loss of balance.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence to support the Veteran's contention that he has a current diagnosis or functional impairment from a loss of balance condition, and his lay statements are afforded minimal probative weight.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of balance
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23004485
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