Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a left knee disability, right knee disability, or sleep apnea-hypopnea that began during his active duty service. The Veteran's vertigo and migraines are also denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations, particularly regarding her migraines, depression, vertigo, and low back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including updated VA examinations and audiograms. The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and vertigo are being reviewed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, skin cancer, lung disability, vestibular disorder, groin disorder, and allergies. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to active service.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the underlying claim can be adjudicated on the merits, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his Meniere's disease.

The Veteran's vertigo was at worst manifest by occasional dizziness during the rating period on appeal, and thus does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The appellant's appeal has been withdrawn due to his attorney indicating that the appellant wishes to withdraw the appeal for all issues listed on the cover page.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is currently rated as 10 percent prior to August 16, 2017 and 20 percent thereafter. The evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine or the Formula for Rating IVDS Based on Incapacitating Episodes.

The Veteran's daughter (S.S.) was added as a dependent to his compensation award effective September 28, 2011. The Board denied an earlier effective date due to lack of documentation indicating intent to pursue the claim.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service connected. The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding whether his Meniere's syndrome was incurred during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current Meniere's syndrome had its incurrence while on active duty, and therefore service connection is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 12, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected vertigo is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and vertigo. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability is pending due to the need for further VA examination.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with PTSD due to military sexual trauma, bipolar disorder, and currently experiences symptoms of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims, and the diagnoses of the claimed conditions were not established during or related to active service.,Service connection was also denied for vertigo, chloracne, a disorder manifested by generalized sores, color blindness, respiratory disorders (shortness of breath), and sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's disease but denied service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis. The decision is mixed as it grants one condition and denies another.

The Veteran does not have a current disability of the neck or cervical spine that had onset in service or is related to his active military service.,The Veteran has not been diagnosed with bilateral hand tremors.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the claims of service connection for a disability claimed as weight loss and weight gain, and increased ratings for lumbar spine disability, erectile dysfunction, and a lumbar spine scar. The Board granted higher ratings for right lower extremity radiculopathy (prior to December 12, 2012) and left lower extremity radiculopathy (from June 11, 2014 onwards).

The Veteran's Meniere's disease was not established during the appeal period.,Liver disease, including imbalance and liver cancer, is considered secondary to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.