The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased disability rating for peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher 30 percent evaluation due to occasional dizziness and normal gait.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of occasional staggering or other impairment that would warrant a higher rating under DC 6204.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vestibular Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26009757
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for peripheral vestibular disorder remains at 30 percent, as the condition has already been rated to its maximum under VA regulations.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular disorder is denied, and his claim for an effective date prior to December 20, 2019 for the grant of service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder is also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder with dizziness, along with related bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, is rated at 100 percent effective December 1, 2020. The separate ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and related vertigo are discontinued from the same date. Additionally, entitlement to SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 (s) based on the statutory housebound rate is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's TBI with peripheral vestibular disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective November 24, 2021. The Board found the evidence to be at least evenly balanced as to whether the service-connected condition approximated no greater than level 3 impairment in cognitive impairment.
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