The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the condition to an in-service injury or illness.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder did not preexist his active-duty service and that there is no competent evidence linking it to any in-service injury or illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vestibular Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23059731
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