Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo, as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. Additional medical opinions are needed to address whether these conditions are caused by or resulted from the service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted with an effective date of May 10, 2019. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and asthma were granted under the PACT Act with effective dates of August 10, 2022. An initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing has been granted.,Effective dates have been established for SMC based on housebound criteria, loss of use of a creative organ, service connection for BPPV, asthma, chronic sinusitis, TMJ syndrome with bruxism, and migraine including migraine variants.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's vertigo, which is claimed to be related to his service-connected tinnitus, should be remanded for further review and a supplemental medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right ear vestibular disorder, disfigurement associated with a right tragus scar, and painful right tragus scar are being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for finding of incompetency is dismissed as he withdrew the appeal. The Board has also remanded his claim for SMC based on aid and attendance and housebound status due to a pre-decisional error in not obtaining an addendum VA medical opinion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo is service connected, as there is a positive nexus between his in-service symptoms and current condition.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding whether new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the issue of entitlement to service connection for vertigo.

The Veteran's vertigo, characterized by dizziness and occasional staggering, is now rated at 30 percent effective October 8, 2022.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral vestibular disorder with hearing loss, tinnitus, and oscillopsia associated with bilateral hearing loss due to a March 1990 rating decision on the grounds that there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Veteran's claim for dizziness as secondary to treatment received for service-connected bilateral hearing loss was not raised prior to the March 1990 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for cervical strain and headaches have been dismissed. The appeal for an initial rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraines and medication.

The Veteran's claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as he does not have a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy (upper and lower extremities), erectile dysfunction, vestibular disability, skin condition, heart condition, and respiratory condition are remanded due to the need for further development of evidence.,The Veteran's claim for a bilateral kidney condition is remanded as it may be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's TBI, vertigo, and photophobia are attributable to his military service.,The bilateral knee strain is also attributed to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Veteran's Meniere's syndrome and hypertension are granted as service-connected, with the effective date to be determined based on VA regulations.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal due to his withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional VA medical opinions to address the issues of service connection for Meniere's disease and initial rating for right ankle disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for vertigo, left knee condition, and right knee condition due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining treatment records from the Naval Training Center Point Loma.