The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and denied an effective date prior to January 30, 2023, for the award of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The deciding factor: The service-connected BPPV has been shown to be manifested by dizziness and occasional staggering, while the major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder was initially shown to most closely approximate the criteria for a 70 percent rating on January 30, 2023.

Claimed conditions

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

December 4, 2025

Citation

A25104474

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