Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, vertigo, and increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an ear disorder and a right knee disability due to new and material evidence. The cases are remanded for further development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for an ear disorder and a right knee disability have been granted. The appeal is granted to this extent only, as new and material evidence has been received.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an ear disorder and a right knee disability have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that there is no link between his current diagnosis and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for vertigo and carpal tunnel syndrome due to insufficient medical evidence, requiring further examination.

The Veteran's vertigo is service connected, but his bilateral knee disorder and sleep disorder with insomnia are not. The Board has ordered additional examinations to determine the nature of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal seeking service connection for left ear hearing loss and vertigo was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, as there is no current diagnosis of either condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cerebellar gait and a rating in excess of 30 percent for Meniere's syndrome with tinnitus, vertigo, and right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable colon, increased rating for arthritis of the spine, and increased rating for erectile dysfunction have been dismissed.,The claim for an effective date prior to June 15, 2014 for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction has also been denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, residuals of TBI, and lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The Veteran was granted service connection for migraine headaches and peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo).,Service connection was not established for any of the conditions due to lack of current disability evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's syndrome, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service due to exposure to acoustic trauma.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a vestibular disorder and residuals of a TBI, as well as his claim for an increased rating for low back strain and initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The issues are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to January 12, 2017 was denied. A rating of 60 percent for CAD from January 12, 2017 is granted and the case is remanded for further development regarding cervical spine disability and vestibular disorder.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss and cholesteatoma, but denied service connection for Achilles tendonitis (left foot), vertigo, and tinnitus. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and schedule a VA examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for sleep apnea, Meniere’s disease, and BPPV have been granted. The Veteran is also entitled to TDIU from January 7, 2012 to June 19, 2014. Service connection for cerebellar vermian atrophy and depression are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to determine if his current bilateral ear disability, including vertigo, labyrinthitis, and vestibular neuritis, is related to service. The hearing loss claim also requires further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and onychomycosis, based on service aggravation. The remaining issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy, and restless leg syndrome are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for myalgia, mallet finger, left little finger, vertigo, fatigue, heat exhaustion, liver disability, gastritis and sciatica have all been denied.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to a lack of current disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that the current condition is not related to military service or service-connected left ear hearing loss or tinnitus.