The Board granted a separate rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected vertigo and staggering, finding that the symptoms are not duplicative or overlapping with those of his tinnitus.
The deciding factor: A separate evaluation is warranted as the Veteran manifests dizziness and occasional staggering, which are separately ratable under Code 6204 from the associated service-connected tinnitus under Code 6260.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo and staggering
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045966
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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