Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and denied an increased rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The appellant's symptoms of BPPV and tinnitus do not overlap, allowing for separate ratings. Tinnitus was rated at the maximum 10 percent under DC 6260.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity (RUE) carpal tunnel syndrome, numbness of the left shoulder, left elbow and left wrist, to include as secondary to service connected degenerative disc disease and/or service connected degenerative arthritis (left arm numbness), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088585
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