Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic otitis media with mastoiditis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss have all been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating under VA regulations.,Specifically, the Board found that the Veteran is already in receipt of the highest schedular ratings available for each condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and vertigo disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition or any increase in severity during active service.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted as service connected. TDIU is granted effective April 1, 2011. The issues of service connection for vision, vertigo, colon, and respiratory disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for additional medical evidence. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a peripheral vestibular disorder, including Meniere's disease and vertigo, is now pending.

The Board denied service connection for fainting, vertigo, and a left knee/leg disorder. Service connection was granted for the right knee/leg disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and vertigo due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran is asked to provide additional evidence or treatment records, and VA will obtain them on his behalf.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions of vertigo, Meniere's Disease, peripheral vestibular disorder, and chronic suppurative otitis media, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to address service connection claims for right eyebrow scar, TBI/TBI residuals, vertigo, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board will not assign a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the appendectomy scar.

The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues regarding vertigo, bilateral pes planus, right shoulder disorder, asthma, left knee arthralgia, and right ankle condition. The case is being sent back to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right forearm pain and weakness, dry eye syndrome as a residual of TBI, bilateral hearing loss as a residual of TBI, tinnitus as a residual of TBI, vertigo as a residual of TBI, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (MDD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder) as a residual of TBI have been granted.,The Veteran's service-connected right 5th metacarpal disability is not associated with the newly diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to unclear diagnoses and need for clarification of evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Meniere's disease, claimed as SSCD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD). The VA examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion addressing the current level of severity of all impairment resulting from PVD, including the Veteran's symptoms and their impact on his daily life.

The Board has denied an initial compensable rating for residuals of a vaginal cyst excision and remanded claims for low back disorder, vertigo, and acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected TBI residuals.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for vertigo, gastrointestinal condition, and acid reflux due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives. New medical opinions are required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on appeal have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including tinnitus, vertigo (claimed as dizziness and unbalance), an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), memory loss, erectile dysfunction, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity disability, right upper extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, right lower extremity disability, left knee arthralgia, and right knee arthralgia are still pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disorder and vestibular disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The claims are being returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination. The claims include issues related to dental disability, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, major depressive disorder, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU prior to November 1, 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Meniere's syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of his conditions.

The Veteran's initial claim for chronic sinusitis has been granted with a 10% rating, effective from the date of the claim.,A separate 10% rating is granted for vertigo. The combined disability evaluation now includes both conditions.