The Board granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (vertigo) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss, effective from August 3, 2020.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion that the Veteran's vertigo was secondary to his service-connected hearing loss based on research and documented evidence of shared mechanisms between noise-induced hearing loss and vestibular disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (vertigo)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24070955
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo and migraines as secondary to tinnitus due to inadequate VA medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's vertigo was granted a separate compensable rating of 10 percent, and earlier effective dates were granted for service connection for insomnia and migraines. The claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for vertigo and TDIU were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and unspecified anxiety disorder, effective September 30, 2021, while denying increased ratings for vertigo and chronic sinusitis.
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