The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that it is directly related to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a nexus between the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma and his current diagnosis of Meniere's disease, even though the exact cause could not be determined with certainty.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease (vertigo)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25011908
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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