Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for vertigo, left foot condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations conducted in September 2023 were inadequate and remands the cases for further examination to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for TBI, migraines, and vertigo due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in the line of duty.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the earlier effective date for service connection of headaches, not otherwise specified and migraines with headaches, not otherwise specified with vertigo associated with PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination and for obtaining a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo and his in-service exposure, but no service connection will be granted at this time.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation starting November 1, 2013. Effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits are set to November 1, 2013.

The Veteran's vertigo is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer, TMJ disorder, bilateral high-frequency hearing loss, and PVD. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI, vertigo, sleep apnea, and neurological impairment of the upper and lower extremities due to cold exposure, have been dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran does not have these conditions or their claimed causes.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to incomplete records, including a lack of private treatment records. The Veteran's Meniere's disease and obstructive sleep apnea are being reviewed again as there may be new evidence or information that was not considered previously.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of vertigo or related disability during the period on appeal, and thus service connection for vertigo cannot be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, BPPV, athlete's foot, IBS, and sinusitis. The claim for a compensable rating for ED was also denied.,No new evidence or changes in regulations were considered in this decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic Meniere's disease with associated residuals is granted, effective August 13, 2013. The claim for a rating greater than 30 percent prior to March 9, 2021, for Meniere's disease with associated residuals is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and a need for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete records. The Veteran is entitled to additional etiology opinions on his acquired psychiatric, respiratory, cardiac, vestibular, hearing loss/tinnitus, and orthopedic disabilities.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy disabilities, which have rendered him wheelchair dependent and unable to perform daily tasks.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo as he failed to report for a necessary VA examination without showing good cause.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is productive of hearing acuity no worse than Level II in the right ear and Level II in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for breast cancer, bilateral mastectomy, RLS, and vertigo due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's vertigo and Meniere's disease are found to be aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, warranting service connection for these conditions.