Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2023

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to left nephrolithiasis, and thus service connection is denied.,An initial 40 percent rating for benign prostatic hypertrophy with urgency and frequency is granted. The Veteran's symptoms are currently controlled by medication.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, heart disability, skin disability (tinea manus), headaches, and vertigo due to inadequate development and failure to provide proper notice regarding fees for obtaining medical records.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to various disabilities, including tinnitus, shoulder and knee conditions, vertigo, migraines, GERD, ED, and hearing loss. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for several disabilities that are secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not meet the schedular criteria and do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a TBI, including headaches, tinnitus, and vertigo, is granted as the evidence supports that he suffered a TBI during service and continues to have related disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a vestibular disorder as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for a TBI with neurocognitive disability and vertigo, as well as his claims for earlier effective dates for a PTSD rating and TDIU, are inextricably intertwined. These issues must be remanded to allow for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage standards set forth in 4.16(a) and therefore, his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease and vertigo, finding that these conditions began during active service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of vertigo before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for benign paroxysmal vertigo as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected tinnitus due to a failure to obtain an adequate aggravation opinion prior to the February 2020 SOC.

The Board has ordered the AOJ to complete several actions related to the Veteran's claim for additional VA disability compensation benefits under the CRDP program, specifically for the period prior to March 1, 2010. The AOJ must obtain all relevant VA records and DFAS audit error worksheets, perform a paid and due audit, and readjudicate the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness and peripheral vestibular disorder due to his service-connected tinnitus is granted. His claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied, as the evidence does not support a higher evaluation. The Veteran's TDIU claim, including on an extraschedular basis, is also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as secondary to service-connected disabilities, and remanded the issues of service connection for Meniere's syndrome and Left shoulder disability.

The Veteran's vertigo is found to be related to his service, specifically a head injury during service.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are also found to be related to his service, with the primary cause being attributed to both a head injury and neck condition.

The Veteran's vertigo is found to be related to his service, specifically a head injury during service.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are also found to be related to his service, with the primary cause being attributed to both a head injury and neck condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for vertigo due to pre-decisional errors and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, vertigo, and a headache disability due to fuel exposure are remanded. The Board finds that there was a duty to assist error in failing to provide medical opinions on all theories of entitlement reasonably raised by the record.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether Meniere's disease is related to service, including potential exposure to jet fuel during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Meniere's Disease, a back condition, and atrial fibrillation due to insufficient evidence.