The Veteran is seeking service connection for dizziness/vertigo and sleep impairment as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The Board has determined that additional development, including a VA examination, is needed to address these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found the August 2022 decision did not adequately address the Veteran's claims of dizziness/vertigo and sleep impairment as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, and thus remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- dizziness/vertigo, sleep impairment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23059627
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of left trigeminal neuralgia was granted, and service connection was established for secondary conditions including blurred vision, dizziness, nausea/gastrointestinal symptoms, and sleep impairment.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's dizziness/vertigo is now rated at 10 percent disabling effective June 27, 2018.,However, the Veteran's TBI with PTSD remains rated at 70 percent, which is not in excess of what was requested.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, finding that the appeal was untimely filed.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The appeals for hypertension, dizziness/vertigo, and headaches have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
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