Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2007

The veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and a higher rating for his vertigo. The case is being remanded to obtain updated medical records, provide VCAA notice, and schedule the veteran for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of a head injury, left knee disorder, back disorder, or right arm disorder that are related to service. As such, these claims for service connection are denied.

The Board found no current disabilities associated with the veteran's complaints of earaches, headaches, and vertigo. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected vestibular neuronitis, effective as of the date of the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for his claimed conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed positional vertigo is not related to his active service or his service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss. Service connection for hypertension, as secondary to PTSD, was denied due to insufficient evidence of aggravation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and bilateral hearing loss, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for vertigo, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to support the claim.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his vertigo disability was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and denied his request for a higher initial rating for chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease were denied. The claim to reopen a previously denied psychiatric disability other than PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss due to a lack of new and material evidence for tinnitus and because there is no direct or presumptive relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Meniere's syndrome and finds that it is not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's preexisting dizziness was aggravated during service and whether there are any current disabilities underlying his complaints of dizziness.

The veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo due to head trauma in service is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA neurology examination.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and vertigo, finding no evidence to support the claims.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to vertigo, and the veteran's claim for service connection on both direct and secondary bases was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left sided saliva gland removal residuals, vertigo, and hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for Meniere's disease with hearing loss and tinnitus, assigning a 30% rating effective January 4, 2000.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic headache disorder and found that the veteran's current sinusitis/allergies, positive TB test, fibroadenoma of the left breast (claimed as breast biopsy), high blood pressure, and other conditions are not related to her military service.