The appeal for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was dismissed due to procedural defects under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not eligible for review under the AMA system as it was not received within 60 days of a Supplemental Statement of the Case.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058442
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
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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