Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2011

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

The Board found that the Veteran does not have vertigo and therefore, denied his claim for service connection as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and maxillary sinusitis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inconsistencies in the medical records and need for further examination. The issues of service connection for vertigo and PTSD are pending.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) is denied as his physical disabilities did not prevent him from attending or completing an educational program during the eligibility period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of a head injury, postural vertigo, memory loss, and headaches, are not related to service. The evidence does not show continuity of symptomatology from any incident of service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions due to service, including exposure to radiation or chemical agents. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for seizures, loss of vision, blurred vision, vertigo, and encephalopathy.

The Board found no evidence that the Veteran's vertigo was incurred in service or is related to his service-connected left ear perforation. The preponderance of medical evidence does not support a finding of service connection.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of vertigo is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, has been granted. The Board also found that the Veteran's condition of 'falling down,' to include vertigo, is related to his in-service machete wound and is a separate issue from his PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, reflecting significant impairment in social and occupational functioning. The Veteran's vertigo has not been found to meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for vertigo and headaches, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The Board has ordered additional medical records to be obtained and a VA examination to be scheduled.

The Board found that vertigo was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and is not secondary to a service-connected disability.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo is related to service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected benign positional vertigo is rated at 30 percent effective from April 26, 2006.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo and dizziness, including as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's post-traumatic headache disorder is attributable to in-service head trauma and has been granted service connection. The issue of secondary service connection for Meniere's disease, to include as secondary to service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury, remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss in his right ear as defined by VA standards. The preponderance of evidence is against finding that he incurred or developed any of these conditions during service, and there is no credible evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder associated with migraine headaches and migraine headaches, are shown to be of such nature and severity as to preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.