Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2000

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo due to a concussion sustained in service are partially granted. The claim of CUE regarding the October 1970 rating decision is pending.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current vertigo to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ear tinnitus, vertigo, and fractures of the lumbar spine. The claims were found not well-grounded as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo are not well-grounded. The claim for increased rating for chronic bilateral otitis externa is denied as there is no evidence showing current disability.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty service, while Meniere's disease is not shown to be service-connected. The veteran's current conditions have been granted as well.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sleep apnea was incurred during active duty service and granted service connection. The claim of entitlement to service connection for vertigo is denied as there is no current evidence of true vertigo.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, as secondary to his service-connected left ear disabilities, is not well-grounded and denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for nerve deafness, tinnitus, and vertigo are not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The appeals are based on various disabilities, but no presumption or secondary theory of service connection was claimed.

The Board found that the claim for service connection for Meniere's disease is not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis to service or manifestations within one year following service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, vertigo, arm and shoulder pain, and vision loss are not well-grounded. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis, hearing loss, Meniere's disease, sinusitis, duodenal ulcer, and meningioma are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 10 percent for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and service connection for inflammation of the right ear and vertigo. The veteran's claims for a sprained left middle finger, a right ankle injury, and a left ankle injury were not well-grounded.