The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied initial disability ratings in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, chronic headaches, vertigo, and folliculitis. The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for vertigo.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence did not support a finding of a current bilateral hearing loss disability or that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity during the review period, but supported a 30 percent rating for vertigo due to occasional dizziness and occasional staggering.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic headaches, cervical spine condition, bilateral knee condition, bilateral hand condition, digestive condition, to include as secondary to headaches, fatigue, other than as a symptom of PTSD, folliculitis, variously characterized as an undiagnosed skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089656
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