The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign positional vertigo from June 27, 2017 and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed dizziness and occasional staggering, which met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- benign positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25004073
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