The Board has granted service connection for endolymphatic hydrops, finding that it was caused by in-service acoustic trauma and granting the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's endolymphatic hydrops is due to in-service acoustic trauma, which is recognized as an injury incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- endolymphatic hydrops
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23014841
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of February 3, 2020, for the award of a separate 100 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome or endolymphatic hydrops with tinnitus associated with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran had dizziness/vertigo attributable to his service-connected TBI as of February 3, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for inner ear disabilities, including Meniere's disease and vertigo, are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The VA must clarify whether the Veteran has a current diagnosis of Meniere's disease and consider all inner ear conditions in relation to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome should be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The RO did not request records from Temple ENT, which may have shown a diagnosis of Meniere's syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's Meniere's syndrome or endolymphatic hydrops, including whether it is related to his service-connected tinnitus.
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