Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeals for vertigo and obstructive sleep apnea have been dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claim for a 100% evaluation for Meniere's disease with bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus prior to February 4, 2021 is granted. The effective date of this grant is August 27, 2017.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of verification for the Veteran's periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with the Arkansas Army National Guard. The Veteran's service treatment records associated with this duty need to be requested and added to the record.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, anxiety, and insomnia, and GERD. The appeal for TDIU was also dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates were dismissed due to the Veteran not filing a VA Form 10182 (Decision Review Request: Board Appeal) regarding these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for Meniere's disease, as it is insufficiently addressed due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for an additional opinion regarding whether the condition was aggravated by service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations in excess of 10 percent for service-connected benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and tinnitus have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo is related to his pre-service motor vehicle accident and less likely aggravated by service, but a TERA examination and addendum opinion are needed to address potential herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for service connection for vertigo and the initial rating claim for hypertension. The Board dismissed these claims as a result.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed ear conditions, including vertigo.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension have been granted. The claim for increased evaluation for tinnitus has been dismissed, while the claims for service connection for low back disability, peripheral neuropathy, scar of the right lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, individual unemployability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension have been granted. The claim for increased evaluation for tinnitus has been dismissed, while the claims for service connection for low back disability, peripheral neuropathy, scar of the right lower extremity, erectile dysfunction, individual unemployability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all remanded.

Your appeal for service connection for vertigo has been dismissed because it was previously addressed by the Board under another AMA appeal stream and is now pending readjudication by the AOJ.

The Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including vertigo, seizure disorder, and migraines. In the absence of such regular aid and attendance, she would require hospitalization or other residential institutional care.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for BPPV has been remanded due to the inadequacy of the March 2020 VA examination.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic otitis media, and sinusitis are inextricably intertwined with the BPPV claim and have also been remanded.

The Board has granted the readjudication of claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, and vertigo. The claims are being remanded due to new evidence received since the August 2020 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) disability but has remanded the issue of service connection for Meniere's syndrome.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection for vertigo due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran contends that his vertigo is related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but the VA examiner did not have access to the examination report on these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. However, it denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Veteran's vertigo was granted a rating of 10 percent from July 9, 2010 to March 23, 2023.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's vertigo from March 23, 2023 is denied.