Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran was entitled to a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo as a result of the chemotherapeutic agents used in treatment for the Veteran's metastatic intestinal carcinoid tumor, finding that these treatments are at least as likely as not to have caused or worsened the Veteran’s vertigo.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Meniere’s disease, finding that no CUE was present in a June 25, 1986 rating decision granting service connection for right peripheral vestibular disorder and assigning a 10 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's special monthly pension is granted due to his blindness and other physical and mental impairments requiring regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's Meniere's syndrome is related to in-service acoustic trauma, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's claimed disabilities and his active duty service, including hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and any potential connection with service-related acoustic trauma.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for vision impairment and dizziness (claimed as vertigo) due to incomplete medical evidence. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, diabetes mellitus type II, gout, and erectile dysfunction (ED) is granted. The claim of service connection for vestibular disorder (claimed as dizziness) remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as he did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of evidence showing it manifested during service or within one year of service.

The Board has denied service connection for a lung disorder, but has remanded the issues of service connection for degenerative disease of the back and Meniere's syndrome due to lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss.,Service connection is denied for Meniere's disease with transmastoid labrynthectomy.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to December 15, 2016 was denied because his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury, peripheral vestibular dysfunction, and headaches as there is no current diagnosed disability attributed to the Veteran's in-service head injury.

The claim for service connection for vertigo is reopened, but the remand order includes a request to obtain an adequate etiological opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and skin cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The claims will be referred to the Under Secretary for Benefits for review, and a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions related to vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, due to lack of new and material evidence. The appeals for multiple body traumas, low back disorder, neck disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and vertigo are also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance. The increased rating claims for traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine and bursitis of the right shoulder are remanded.

The Veteran's vertigo has been granted service connection and his bilateral hearing loss disability is rated at 50 percent. The Veteran also received a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's surviving spouse's claims for Aid and Attendance benefits and nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of evidence demonstrating that the appellant requires aid and attendance or meets other eligibility requirements.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied final claim of service connection for a balance disorder was received by VA on October 10, 2001. The Board finds that an effective date earlier than October 10, 2001 is not warranted and denies the request.