The Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury and paroxysmal positional vertigo have been granted service connection.,Other issues, including those related to the left shoulder, right shoulder, right knee, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, respiratory disability, chronic fatigue, hemorrhoids (secondary to IBS), insomnia (secondary to PTSD), memory loss (secondary to PTSD), and PTSD ratings, are still pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury were found to have been incurred in service based on the balance of evidence supporting this claim.,Paroxysmal positional vertigo was determined to be proximately due to or caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, also supported by the balance of evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23024595
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What this means for you
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- Granted
An earlier effective date of February 2, 2023, for a 70 percent rating for Major Depressive Disorder with anxious distress is granted.,An earlier effective date of February 2, 2023, for service connection for Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is granted.
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