The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate VA examination regarding the current level of severity of the Veteran's service-connected BPPV.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA examination was internally inconsistent and inadequate for appellate review, as it did not address the rating criteria for BPPV under Diagnostic Code 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24079455
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent. A separate 30 percent disability rating for BPPV associated with his hearing loss was granted.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's BPPV is granted with a separate 10 percent rating from February 5, 2024 to July 15, 2025. From July 15, 2025, the Veteran is entitled to a separate 30 percent rating for dizziness and occasional staggering.
- Granted
The Veteran's BPPV is rated at a separate 10 percent, effective from the date of this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for vertigo disability to include dizziness and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the condition is secondary to service-connected disabilities.
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