Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2024

The Veteran's tinnitus, adjustment disorder, bilateral foot neuropathy, vestibular disorder, and erectile dysfunction are all remanded for further development due to alleged fault on the part of VA in providing care. The claims are reopened based on new evidence.

The Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings and earlier effective dates have been dismissed as withdrawn. The claims of service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, left shoulder arthralgia, right shoulder arthralgia, left knee arthritis, and right knee arthritis are remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU, but remanded the issue of TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing the case as a result.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection and related benefits due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and right leg sciatica. The Veteran's migraine headaches and vertigo have been granted service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for its decision, including not addressing the use of permanent as the standard for aggravation in a June 2022 VA opinion, not addressing untranslated documents found in the record, and not giving a proper foundation for credibility findings. The Veteran's peripheral vertigo may be caused or aggravated by medication taken for service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's auditory condition, including Meniere's syndrome, has been granted service connection. For the entire appeal period, a 40 percent disability rating for his thoracolumbar spine disability is also granted.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension have been granted service connection. The tinnitus has a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, while the bilateral hearing loss is noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for vertigo, TBI, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to missing medical records and potential relevance to the diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient information and potential association with service. The Veteran's statements, military records, and VA treatment records indicate possible associations between his acquired psychiatric disorder, vertigo, left knee condition, and right knee condition and his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo to include BPPV as secondary to bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo or a balance disorder, secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The decision is based on evidence that suggests a link between tinnitus and vertigo.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo/dizziness and migraines, as well as an increased rating for his left knee disability, were denied. A separate 10 percent disability rating was granted for left knee instability starting from June 30, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of vestibular migraine with visually induced dizziness and resolved right-sided benign paroxysmal vertigo, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link to service or secondary to service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, but the issues related to her right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, polycystic ovarian syndrome, bladder incontinence, hematological issues, bilateral arm and leg weakness due to multiple lipomas, and scars from excisions of multiple lipomas are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's COPD, lung cancer, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, gastroenteritis, rubella, and vertigo, dizziness, and lightheadedness are all remanded for further evaluation due to the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for PTSD as there is no longer a claim in controversy due to the grant of service connection for generalized anxiety and depressive disorders effective June 28, 2014. The issues of service connection for fibromyalgia, vertigo, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and a skin condition are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disorders and vertigo are related to his military service, but further examination is needed to determine the exact nature of these conditions and their relationship to his service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression, based on new and material evidence.