The Board denied a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to a separate rating for vertigo as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular rating, and there is no legal basis for an increased rating. The Board also found it necessary to remand the issue of vertigo due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology or aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101083
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