Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2013

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's syndrome before a decision was made.

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

The Veteran seeks service connection for vertigo, claimed as dizziness. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete information from the Veteran regarding medical records. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of service-connected PTSD. The issues of service connection for memory loss and benign positional vertigo have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected benign positional vertigo is currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to June 9, 2012 and 10 percent from that date forward. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records. The case will be reviewed again with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's TBI with vertigo, migraine headaches associated with the condition, and bilateral tinnitus are now rated at 40 percent effective October 23, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the Veteran's vertigo is not attributable to his active duty military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her claims, including obtaining more recent VA treatment records.

The evidence does not support a diagnosis of Meniere's Disease, and the Board finds that any currently diagnosed peripheral vestibular disorder is not related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and a noncompensable rating for hearing loss. The Veteran's hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensably disabling, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss has not resulted in a compensable evaluation for any period of time during the appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of the conditions listed in his claims, and therefore, denied all of them.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be etiologically related to his active service, and the claim for service connection for this condition is granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vestibular schwannoma, which was diagnosed in December 2004, is likely present from service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure. The case of service connection for Meniere's disease remains pending and will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequacies in the previous VA examination and missing records.