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Entitlement to service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is granted.

July 30, 2026Citation Nr. A26069996Docket 251107-605553va.gov source

  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigoGranted

Board reasoning

The Board concluded that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is related to the service-connected tinnitus, and resolved reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor, finding secondary service connection warranted under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a). The discussion cites both VA and private medical opinions linking vertigo to tinnitus, and the Board relies on the interconnected anatomy and shared neural pathways to support a secondary relationship.

Issues

  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigoGranted

Authorities

  • Allen v. Brown, 7 Vet. App. 439 (1995)to support secondary service connection by aggravation/causation

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