Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2022

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his skin disabilities, as the current VA opinions are inadequate. The Board also finds that service connection should be reopened on new evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, TDIU, and special monthly compensation based on housebound status due to incomplete development of evidence. The Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is being reviewed again with additional examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and requests for updated medical records, including those from UMC and William Beaumont Army Medical Center. The Veteran needs to provide information about his private treatment providers so that their records can be obtained.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for headaches has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD and TBI with vertigo is denied, as the criteria are not met.

The Board denied service connection for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), a neck disorder, a back disorder, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not show these conditions were related to service.,Service connection was also denied for all four issues due to lack of chronic symptoms during or within one year after service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for vertigo, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance were denied as there was no evidence of an increase in disability during the one year prior to his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities, a vestibular disorder, and diabetes mellitus, Type II. The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for additional dental disabilities, ear disabilities (including vertigo), and nasal disabilities. The evidence did not show any in-service injury or disease resulting in bone loss of the maxilla or mandible, or other dental conditions.,Service connection was also denied for ear disabilities including vertigo, as there is no evidence that these conditions began during service or are related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, and his tinnitus is secondary to this condition.,Issues related to bilateral foot, knee, lumbar spine, and lower extremity neuropathy are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's attorney has withdrawn the appeal regarding an initial increased rating for tinnitus and service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, TMJ dysfunction, vertigo, hypertension, bilateral foot disability, migraine headaches, left hip and thigh disability, right hip and thigh disability, sleep apnea, and a low back disability. The Board has dismissed the appeal as withdrawn.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and his claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, along with other disabilities, has resulted in a TDIU from February 23, 2016, to March 25, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the causation and aggravation of tension headaches by service-connected bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or Meniere's syndrome. The Veteran is also asked to provide information about any treatment for a presumed in-service broken nose.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and chronic fatigue syndrome were denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The Board found that the claimed conditions did not manifest during service or are otherwise related to active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraines, right knee arthritis, left knee disability, right ear hearing loss, vertigo, and Raynaud's phenomena, by themselves, did not prevent him from establishing or maintaining gainful employment between September 9, 2013 and June 5, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination findings and need for more recent VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a vestibular disorder with vertigo, claimed as secondary to tinnitus or allergic rhinitis, is now pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's vertigo is caused by his service-connected left ear drum rupture. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service connection claims for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, tendonitis, vertigo, dermatitis, GERD, hypertension, prostate hypertrophy, and hernia. The Board has determined that additional examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether Meniere's Disease is related to service or secondary to hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding whether the Veteran's vertigo condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.