The Veteran's service-connected left wrist disability, vertigo, and tinnitus have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has determined that he is entitled to a TDIU based on these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (left wrist status post fracture with radical styloid-ectomy, degenerative arthritis, and unfavorable ankylosis; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV); left wrist carpal tunnel; left wrist painful scars) have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist status post fracture with radical styloid-ectomy, degenerative arthritis, and unfavorable ankylosis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), left wrist carpal tunnel, left wrist painful scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26005060
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for weight gain, sleep disorder, BPPV, and headache disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Specifically, a VA examiner is required to provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's BPPV and headache disorder are causally or etiologically related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in relying on an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's BPPV and his service-connected tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for BPPV, including a lack of medical opinions on causation and aggravation.
- Granted
The Veteran's BPPV is found to be secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and the claim for service connection for BPPV is granted.
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