The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's Disease is granted. The appeal for an increased rating for benign paroxysmal vertigo is denied as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be limited in its probative value, while the private medical opinion by Dr. M.S. provided a positive nexus between the Veteran's Meniere's Disease and his service exposure to noise.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23032768
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of SMC A&A based on Meniere's Disease has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there were pre-decisional duty to assist errors and remands the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Meniere's Disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of hearing loss and Meniere's Disease for further development due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Denied
The Veteran's Meniere's Disease is granted as secondary to his service-connected MDD/GAD. However, the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for MDD/GAD remains denied.
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