Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2014

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for Meniere's disease and finds that it is related to his military service, granting the claim.

The Board denied service connection for COPD and vertigo, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service. Service connection was granted for GERD.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities, specifically Meniere's disease, GERD, and headache syndrome.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for hearing loss or Meniere's disease as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's service records do not show any diagnosis of dizziness or vertigo during his active duty. The VA and private medical evidence does not consistently diagnose the Veteran with either condition, but rather diagnoses him with dysequilibrium. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's current dizziness/vertigo is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's vertigo, including Meniere's disease and endolymphatic hydrops, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board found no relationship between the current disability and service.

The Veteran's Meniere's syndrome is rated at 100 percent throughout the appeal period, as it meets the criteria for this highest rating due to frequent vertigo attacks.

The Board has determined that the current VA examination is inadequate and additional development, including obtaining private medical records and a new opinion from the August 2012 examiner, is necessary before deciding this claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show any non-replaceable missing teeth due to loss of substance of body of maxilla or mandible, and thus his dental condition claim was denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for dizziness, including benign recurrent positional vertigo. The evidence shows that symptoms of vertigo first manifested in service and have persisted since then.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current vertigo and balance problems are not related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding a claim of service connection for residuals of a perforated right eardrum. The main issue remains unresolved as the claim of vertigo is inextricably intertwined with this new claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected benign positional vertigo (BPV).

The Veteran seeks service connection for vertigo and dizziness, which he believes may be related to his duties as a gunner in Vietnam. The case is REMANDED for further development including VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent was assigned for tinnitus and there is no provision for separate evaluations for bilateral tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims have been adjudicated multiple times, and the Board is unable to determine which specific issues are still in dispute. The appeal has been rendered moot by the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary and the case is being remanded to the AOJ for scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and perforation of the tympanic membrane of the left ear was denied as there is no legal basis for a schedular disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his tinnitus.