Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2005

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a hearing before the Board. The veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for Meniere's disease are pending.

The Board found no evidence of a right foot injury during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and vertigo. The left leg gunshot wound was evaluated as noncompensable.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dizziness or Meniere's disease, pituitary adenoma, and diabetes mellitus were not incurred in service.,Service connection for these conditions was denied as there is no evidence linking them to service.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere Disease was not incurred in or related to active service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has remanded the case for further evaluation of dizziness and a determination on service connection for Meniere's syndrome. The veteran is also alleged to have constant dizziness and staggering.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 60 percent disability evaluation for service-connected Meniere's syndrome and bilateral hearing loss with tinnitus should be June 12, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is likely due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for vertigo remains pending.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, as he does not have loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding that his pre-existing condition did not undergo an increase in severity during service and thus cannot be considered aggravated.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected Meniere's syndrome with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that a 30 percent rating was appropriate.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination. The veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, vertigo, headaches, and bilateral hearing loss are pending.

The veteran is seeking an effective date prior to May 19, 1995 for the grant of service connection for vertigo secondary to ear surgery and earlier effective dates for the permanency of a total 100 percent rating for Meniere's disease. The Board has remanded the case for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's Meniere's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for headaches, but denied service connection for vertigo, tinnitus, and brain injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tympanic membrane perforation, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection due to lack of noise exposure in service and pre-existing conditions.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including a VA audiological evaluation and clarification of the veteran's muscle groups involved in his service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vertigo is proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.