Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2007

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for heart disease based on new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for vertigo and bilateral knee disorder are pending.,Service connection for heart disease is reopened, but the issue of whether it was incurred in or aggravated by active service remains unresolved.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that there is no current disability related to the veteran's service, including vertigo, tinnitus, peripheral vascular disease, ischemic chest pain, and hyperlipidemia. Therefore, these claims for service connection are denied.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and vertigo, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the current conditions.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis and/or degenerative joint disease of unspecified joints, vertigo, and hypertension. The veteran's claims were based on direct service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and psoriatic arthritis, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, vertigo as secondary to PTSD, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD due to a lack of evidence of current disabilities within the meaning of VA criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for benign positional vertigo. The claim for an initial, compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with calcaneal spurs is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for service-connected vertigo secondary to otitis media status post right mastoidectomy is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of evidence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and review of his claims, including a new audiometric study and an evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of any chronic disorder related to vertigo.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for bipolar disorder, depressive type and Meniere's disease with hearing loss and tinnitus to allow the veteran to provide new evidence that would reopen her claims.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine if the veteran's Meniere's syndrome, hearing loss, and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo/dizziness, bilateral knee disability, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were all denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions in service or related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere's disease is aggravated by her service-connected anxiety disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the adjudication of the veteran's claims, including a VA audiological examination for his bilateral hearing loss and an ENT evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed dizziness/vertigo.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have Meniere's syndrome that was incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it secondary to his service-connected bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus of the left ear.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease warrants an initial rating of 100 percent, effective August 15, 2001.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and has found that new and material evidence supports this claim. The condition is presumed to have first manifested in service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of stapedectomy with vestibular impairment and vertigo, tinnitus, and right ear hearing loss have been denied. The RO found that the maximum rating available under applicable diagnostic codes is already assigned.