The Board granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but denied extraschedular ratings for both the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA examination report provided significant probative value in establishing a nexus between BPPV and the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus. However, the evidence did not support an extraschedular rating based on marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization for either disability.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004029
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.
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