Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate examination in 2015, and a new examination is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral tinnitus, finding that it is related to his service-connected Meniere's disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's syndrome due to insufficient evidence in the record, including a need for VA examinations.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, but remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy, skin disorder(s), benign paroxysmal vertigo/Meniere’s disease, adrenal gland disorder, and sleep disturbance.

The Veteran's disability rating for actinic keratosis was reduced from 30% to noncompensable, and the VA has restored a 30% rating effective January 1, 2014. Other issues remain pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected vestibular abnormality and positional vertigo on an extraschedular basis, finding that the disability did not cause marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition and vertigo have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, to include as secondary to her service-connected posttraumatic migraine headache disability, has been reopened and granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for BPPV, which is currently pending.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, vertigo, headaches, high blood pressure, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis of the liver as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or a link to military service.,A 20 percent rating was granted for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether it is related to his military service or any other condition. The Veteran must provide additional information and/or evidence, including private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed Meniere's disease and vertigo, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions and disabilities are being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was not incurred in service and is not due to a service-connected disability. The Board denied the claim for direct and secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent prior to November 27, 2018 for Meniere’s syndrome is denied. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his symptoms do not include attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring from one to four times a month or more than once weekly.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a vestibular disorder, including vertigo and Meniere's disease, is denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support the current diagnosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vestibular disability (claimed as vertigo) due to lack of evidence showing it was incurred or aggravated by active service, and there is no secondary service connection based on a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher. The initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied. New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for TBI, headaches, vertigo, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, rhinitis, right eye disorder, and left eye disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability (glaucoma), a left ankle disability, a vestibular disorder, and a heart disability are all granted. The case is remanded for additional examinations to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis is denied.,The claim for new and material evidence to reopen the claim for sleep apnea has been met, and the claim is reopened. Service connection for sleep apnea is granted.,Service connection for sleep apnea is granted as it is related to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.,Rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis is remanded due to inadequate treatment records.,Rating in excess of 10 percent for vertigo is remanded due to inadequate treatment records.,Rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD is remanded due to inadequate treatment records.,Entitlement to service connection for sinusitis is remanded due to inadequate treatment records.,Total disability rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded due to inadequate treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, vertigo, lung disability, and lower quadrant abdominal pain have been denied. The Veteran has also had his prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction remanded for further examination.