The Board denied service connection for BPPV, finding that it is not secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct link between the Veteran's BPPV and his in-service noise exposure, and concluded that the condition was more likely due to natural aging. They also determined that there is insufficient evidence to support a secondary service connection claim based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23024810
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