Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2024

The Veteran's BPPV with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is currently rated at 60 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there are no attacks of vertigo or cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted, effective June 26, 2017. No earlier date of claim was found.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, vertigo, and a left shoulder disability due to the lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no competent medical evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred during or are otherwise related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected, but remanded for further development regarding his claim for vertigo and/or dizziness.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection regarding migraine headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and vertigo have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, a cardiovascular condition (heart trouble), sleep apnea, and vertigo are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,Specifically, the Board is seeking clarification on whether there is a relationship between the Veteran's current cardiovascular conditions and her service.

The Veteran's claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, headache disability, TMJ disorder, and vertigo have been denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions during the appeal period.,Service connection was not granted because the Veteran did not present a valid claim for each condition. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the first prong (current disability) required for service connection.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for migraine headaches and service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The claim for service connection for vertigo is remanded due to a duty to assist error.,Service connection for a TBI was not established, as there is no current diagnosis of a TBI. The appellant's contention that he suffered a TBI during service is not supported by the evidence of record.

The Veteran's migraine has been granted service connection. The Board has found the Veteran's recurrent sleep disability and vertigo issues to be inextricably intertwined with other remanded claims, thus requiring further examination and review.

The Veteran's vertigo disability is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board has determined that a higher rating may be warranted based on his symptoms. However, due to insufficient evidence regarding whether he has Meniere's disease, the case is being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient examination opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, which are secondary to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 16, 2020 for the grant of service connection for Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD), finding that the earliest effective date was the date of receipt of the claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for service-connected dolichoectasia of the vertebrobasilar system (peripheral vestibular disorder) and left knee disability were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in ratings.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The Board dismissed this appeal as per the Veteran's request.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, including as secondary to tinnitus, is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ must obtain medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's vertigo disability.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability is not rated higher than noncompensable.,The Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (Meniere's disease) is rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's right shoulder strain, impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendonitis are found to be service-connected. The lumbar spine disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis prior to the filing of the claim. Other conditions such as painful scars, hand disorders, elbow disorders, knee disorders, traumatic brain injury, vertigo, cervical spine disorder, wrist disorders, arm disorders, hip disorders, shin disorders, ankle disorders, and foot disorders are also denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to readjudicate her claim of service connection for vertigo, finding that new and relevant evidence was submitted. However, the claim remains denied as there is no causal relationship between her service-connected hearing loss and her diagnosed vertigo.