The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, abnormal gait due to muscle weakness, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a concussion (TBI) as they require further development through an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 examinations were found inadequate as they did not address the necessary elements required by law, including whether the claimed conditions are residuals of the service-connected TBI or if they had onset in service and are etiologically related to service. A remand is needed for an addendum opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), abnormal gait due to muscle weakness, concussion, also claimed as a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041336
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for post-concussion syndrome, migraine headaches, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as these conditions clearly and unmistakably preexisted the Veteran's active duty service and were not permanently worsened beyond their natural progression by such service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.
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