Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the nature and etiology of his current hearing loss disability. The TDIU claim is also deferred pending this development.

The claims of service connection for costochondritis and Meniere’s disease to include vertigo and dizziness are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg joint pain, right and left foot disabilities, sinusitis, allergies, sleep apnea, and vertigo due to a lack of current disability evidence. The claims are being remanded for further development including obtaining missing STRs and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected Meniere’s Disease is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BBPV), finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions had their onset during active service or are otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches, right knee disability, and TBI have been granted. The effective date for the left knee disability has not been determined due to a remand request. A total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted based on his service-connected disabilities. Right knee and vertigo issues require further examination as they may be related to other conditions or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for Meniere's syndrome and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding his gait during attacks.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, and therefore grants a total disability rating by reason of individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between BPPV and service or a service-connected disability. The Board also found that secondary service connection based on tinnitus was not warranted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand disability and Meniere’s syndrome with vertigo are remanded due to the need for additional development. The Board will consider whether these conditions were incurred in or caused by service, including any potential secondary effects from his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's knee braces, back brace, and medications caused damage to his clothing. The Board granted a clothing allowance for the 2015 calendar year.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury and Meniere’s disease have been granted. The claim for TDIU is remanded.

The Veteran seeks service connection for Meniere's disease as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for vertigo. The claims of secondary service connection for sleep apnea and increased rating for bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's vertigo, claimed as dizzy spells, is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.,Ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer are not service-connected because there is no evidence that they were incurred during or aggravated by service. The Veteran worked in Vietnam but was not exposed to herbicides.,Prostate cancer is also not service-connected as it did not have its onset in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting information and inadequate examination reports. The issues include left ear disorder, respiratory disorder, right foot scar and residuals of shrapnel injury, and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinea versicolor, vertigo, musculoskeletal inflammation, and mild obstructive ventilatory impairment due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal to reopen his claim for service connection for vertigo and has determined that he meets the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence regarding the timing of when the Veteran's Meniere's disease symptoms increased, which could impact the effective date for DEA benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder and COPD, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions related to his military service.