The Veteran's service-connected vertigo has been granted an initial 30 percent rating, effective October 15, 2021. The other claims for service connection have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests the Veteran's dizziness and occasional staggering meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- Vertigo, Irregular heartbeat with chest pain, Left hip disability (claimed as due to a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness manifest by joint pain), Right hip disability (claimed as due to a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness manifest by joint pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25026792
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot crush injury, and sciatic radiculopathy of both lower extremities, also secondary to the newly service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, effective August 28, 2018, due to clear and unmistakable error in the October 2018 rating decision. Service connection was also granted for major depressive disorder (MDD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for service-connected vertigo, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for vertigo and a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from August 30, 2023 to December 21, 2023, but denied a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss at any time during the appeal period.
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