Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2002

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and did not assign an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of a fracture of the left orbit and maxillary bone. The veteran does not have these conditions, and his scars are not disfiguring or severely disfiguring.

The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for tinnitus with vertigo, effective as of the date of decision. Service connection for asthma was denied.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo and LOC are not considered to be the result of his surgeries at a VA medical facility in 1994. The Board finds that these conditions existed prior to the surgeries.

The VA denied the veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of private medical care due to lack of authorization, and because the condition was not an emergency requiring immediate attention.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vertigo is linked to an in-service automobile accident and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for vertigo, finding that the veteran's condition is more than occasional dizziness.

The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is May 6, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's disease, finding no evidence of a chronic disability related to military service.

The Board has determined that Meniere's disease was initially manifested during active service and is therefore incurred in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination. The VA will also review all claims, including implied claims for tinnitus and Meniere's Disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vertigo is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.