The Board denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 8, 2009 for the award of service connection for Meniere's disease, including tinnitus and hearing loss.
The deciding factor: An earlier effective date is not warranted due to lack of evidence indicating a claim was received within one year of separation from active service that included a claim for ear disability or symptoms ultimately attributed to Meniere's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease, including tinnitus and hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25045988
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his Meniere's disease was caused by acoustic trauma during military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for psychiatric disability and Meniere's disease, but denied SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and denied earlier effective dates for headaches, but granted an earlier effective date of January 12, 2012, for prostate cancer-related conditions. The decision also remanded Meniere's disease and granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
- Denied
The motion to revise the December 1983 Board decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was denied.
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