The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vestibular condition, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such condition. The appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of a vestibular condition in the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- vestibular condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24016778
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vestibular condition, including persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) and unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction. The Board found that the Veteran had current diagnoses of these conditions and that they began during his active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the claims for service connection related to various conditions should be remanded due to a failure by the AOJ to provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a vestibular condition, to include BPPV and Meniere's disease, as secondary to service-connected tinnitus due to inadequate VA opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to obtain additional evidence, including VA examinations, for a full and fair adjudication of the Veteran's claims.
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