The Board denied service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or that it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 VA examiner determined that the Veteran's hearing loss was unrelated to his vertigo and there was no evidence supporting other potential causes of vertigo, such as Meniere's disease or vestibular neuritis.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25057808
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board finds that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and initial ratings of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, migraines, and hiatal hernia with slight reflux and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) effective September 5, 2018.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all of his pending appeals explicitly, unambiguously, and with a full understanding of the consequences thereof.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and orthostatic hypotension to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing their relationship to service-connected PTSD.
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