Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2023

The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) results in occasional dizziness, which warrants an initial 10 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, sinus disability, and vertigo were granted. The issues of bilateral hearing loss, hand disability, right knee disability, back disability, flat foot disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been withdrawn.

The Board denied the requests for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome with hearing loss and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, as there was no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability during the one-year period prior to the Veteran's claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and asbestosis have been denied due to the lack of current diagnoses.,Service connection has been granted for a scar on the chin associated with a traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to September 2, 2020. The combined rating of his conditions was at least 50% but never reached the level required for a TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his peripheral vestibular disorder. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness condition/vertigo, low back disorder, left leg/shin disability, right knee disorder, and right shoulder disorder are all granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder is remanded. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, to include a right trapezoid disorder, is also remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new and material evidence. The claims for other conditions are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to adjudicate.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to December 6, 2019. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due solely to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for certain benefits were denied. The case was remanded for further development.,For the lumbosacral strain, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Veteran's sinus disability is granted, and he receives an initial noncompensable disability rating for his bilateral varicocele. His claims for joint pain, throat condition, back disability, irritable bowel syndrome, and posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury residuals of tension headaches and vertigo are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic vertigo is at least as likely as not related to her active service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease was initially rated at 10 percent for the period prior to March 21, 2014. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6204.

The Veteran's appeal for peripheral vestibular disability was dismissed due to their passing away, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo as secondary to his service-connected headaches. The claims for nosebleeds and sleep apnea have been denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and vertigo. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction and a disability manifested by dizziness, including BPPV, due to new evidence presented by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, finding that it was not shown to be related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of headache disorder and vertigo, which were previously remanded by the Board.