The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder as it was not shown to be more nearly approximated by dizziness and occasional staggering.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran experienced dizziness and occasional staggering, which would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027633
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for right and left shoulder, right and left hip, bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal, bilateral kidney, and urinary disorders based on new and relevant evidence. Service connection was also granted for sinusitis with an earlier effective date. The claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was denied.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted, while the claim for peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development of evidence, particularly regarding the etiology and aggravation of the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder by service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Granted
The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) results in occasional dizziness, which warrants an initial 10 percent disability rating.
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