Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to conflicting evidence regarding a purported December 2004 document.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for vertigo and a rating greater than 20 percent for cervical spondylosis due to additional development being required.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder due to new and material evidence. The claims for TBI, hearing loss, and low back disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for labyrinthitis/Meniere's disease and bilateral hearing loss due to potential exposure during active service. The VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment status, income/net worth, and psychiatric disability. The Veteran will need to provide updated VA treatment records and complete forms for private medical providers.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's dizziness/giddiness is a separate and distinct disability or merely a symptom of another condition.

The Board has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to grant service connection for the claimed conditions, and thus remands are ordered for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for vertigo and bilateral hearing loss as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder (Meniere's disease), obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss. The issues include determining whether these conditions are related to service-connected disabilities or have other origins.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Meniere's disease is related to his active service, including a motor vehicle accident during service. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The petition to reopen the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, migraine headaches, bilateral wrist disorder, low back disorder, right ear hearing loss, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder is granted.,Service connection is established for Meniere's disease and secondary service connection for migraine headaches are also granted.

The Board has remanded the cases of sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder separate from PTSD with insomnia disorder, sexual dysfunction disability secondary to PTSD with insomnia disorder, and vertigo for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current vertigo disability is related to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, as it is related to his service-connected tinnitus and right ear hearing loss. The decision also requires a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's disease are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between his active duty service and these conditions.,For vertigo, the Veteran is being asked to undergo further examination as he consistently claims this condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's TBI, vertigo, tinnitus, migraine headaches, and left knee disability are all remanded for further evaluation due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability, pes planus, and sinusitis are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.