The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating, earlier effective date for TDIU, and earlier effective date for DEA.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher disability rating or earlier effective dates as required by the applicable laws and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109976
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 241 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD) was denied. The Board found that no earlier effective date is warranted as the claim for PVD was received on April 16, 2020 and granted service connection at that time.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's Peripheral Vestibular Disorder, finding that his symptoms of dizziness and occasional staggering are severe enough to warrant this increased rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for Peripheral Vestibular Disorder, including noise exposure and toxic exposures. The Veteran's PVD is being reviewed in light of his hearing loss, tinnitus, and potential toxic exposures.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 16, 2020 for the grant of service connection for Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD), finding that the earliest effective date was the date of receipt of the claim.
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