The Board denied service connection for chronic arthritis of the left and right hips but granted service connection for dizziness with sporadic staggering and falls, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral hip arthritis was related to his active service. However, there was sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's vertigo and his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic arthritis left hip, chronic arthritis right hips, dizziness w/sporadic staggering and falls
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032263
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Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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