Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2021

The Veteran's right thigh scar, headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and neck disability have been granted increased ratings. The Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy and peripheral vestibular disease remain denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has also been remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disorder, right foot onychomycosis, and service-connected coronary artery disease were granted. The issues of service connection for arteriosclerosis, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral eye disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, cervical disorder, headache disorder, low back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, dental disorder, obesity, and left foot onychomycosis are dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions from VA examiners regarding whether the Veteran's current vertigo is related to service or secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records review.

The Veteran's vertigo was incurred during his period of honorable service from September 18, 1998 to August 18, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, finding that the Veteran did not have a chronic condition during or within one year after service and that his current vertigo is more likely due to other medical conditions such as circulatory abnormalities in the head and neck.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis, and Meniere's syndrome, as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Veteran's vertigo is remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to her in-service complaints of headaches and dizziness.

Service connection is denied for tinnitus, a vestibular disorder, left foot disability, right foot disability, arthritis, and gout as the evidence does not support an in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.,The Veteran's current disabilities are not shown to be related to service.