Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous instructions. The Veteran's vertigo is being reviewed for service connection, including secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted on a schedular basis from September 25, 2017. The Board has also remanded the issue of TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to September 25, 2017.

Service connection for eczema, sinusitis, and BPV as secondary to tinnitus has been reopened.,Headaches have been granted service connection. The effective date is July 18, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, including bilateral eye disability, vertigo, depression, anxiety, lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.,The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's in-service complaints or symptoms and his current disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for abscesses of the buttocks, neck, scalp, groin, and pseudofolliculitis barbae is denied. The Board has also identified additional issues needing further development: service connection for a GI disorder, headaches, and vertigo.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss as secondary to Meniere's disease, and tinnitus have all been granted. The conditions are considered presumptively related due to the Veteran's service in the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, vertigo, bilateral knee weakness, and bilateral lower extremity blood vessel aneurisms are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The claim for initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, left hip, and left shoulder disabilities have been granted. The claim for service connection for Meniere's disease is remanded due to the need for further examination.,New evidence has been submitted supporting the Veteran's claims of service connection for his left ankle, left hip, and left shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for vertigo, GERD, and a low back disability are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations to assess current severity.

The claim of service connection for vertigo has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for another VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a peripheral vestibular disorder, residuals of a traumatic brain injury, sinus disorder, and cervical spine disorder. The issues are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo, claimed as a disability manifested by weakness and dizziness, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to July 6, 2022, finding insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The left knee, bilateral heel disorder with plantar fasciitis (secondary to the non-service-connected left knee disorder), left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, lumbosacral strain, hypertension, migraines, and vertigo/syncope are all remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin disability (other than left shoulder scar, status post-surgical removal of lipoma).

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and vertigo as secondary to service-connected PTSD and TBI due to new evidence being added to the file.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for vertigo is being remanded due to new evidence submitted by VA.

The Veteran's peripheral vestibular condition is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, warranting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance prior to his death, specifically whether his service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder caused him to require assistance in bathing or other hygiene needs.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination regarding the etiology of the Veteran's BPPV and central vestibular dysfunction dizziness, which is claimed as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. Additional development is needed to provide a clear opinion on whether these conditions are related to service or caused by the service-connected tinnitus.