Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for vertigo and a 50 percent rating for migraines, effective from December 8, 2021.

The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent rating for Meniere's disease with vertigo, finding that VA did not prove actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The appeal seeking review of a proposed reduction in the evaluation of bilateral hearing loss from 50 percent to 20 percent was dismissed because it was not a final decision by the AOJ.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, denied service connection for bilateral flat feet, respiratory disability, vertigo, and a compensable rating for bilateral hydrocele. The claim for service connection for kidney disability was granted, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension was assigned.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a skin disability, and vertigo and dizziness to allow for readjudication based on new evidence.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent disability rating for lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity femoral nerve, but remanded other issues for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no final decision on the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome.

The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis was granted, while the claims for temporomandibular joint disorder, vertigo, insomnia (also claimed as depression), and hemorrhoids were denied. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and proposed decrease in evaluation due to untimely filings.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the 38 U.S.C. � 1114(l 1/2) rate pursuant to 38 U.S.C. � 1114(p), subject to any statutory or regulatory cap.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion addressing whether vertigo is secondary to service-connected tinnitus and whether tinnitus caused or aggravated BPPV.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's schizoaffective disorder, effective December 1, 2024, as the reduction was improper.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the claims for other conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dizziness, headaches, Meniere's disease, nausea, and vertigo due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and vertigo (claimed as dizziness) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for ear condition, to include Meniere's disease and peripheral vestibular disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied service connection for vertigo, left foot hammer toes, right foot hammer toes, bilateral plantar fasciitis, a lower back condition, and incontinence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an inner ear disorder claimed as vertigo due to an inadequate VA opinion.