Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial rating of various disabilities, including gastrointestinal issues, hearing loss, vertigo, asthma, celiac disease, bronchitis, COPD, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis, due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the December 2021 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for an increased rating for hearing loss, a TDIU rating, and DEA benefits.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected TBI with cognitive disorder and status post seizure prophylaxis with vertigo.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of the Veteran's vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for vertigo and dismissed the appeal for service connection for anxiety, while remanding claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, finding that the evidence supports a current disability related to an in-service injury or event.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, major depressive disorder, and tinnitus based on evidence of in-service onset or manifestation within one year of separation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and migraines to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their etiology, specifically addressing whether they were caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for Meniere's disease to schedule an additional examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease as secondary to tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting the current diagnosis, while remanding the claim for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo for further development.

The Board granted service connection for skin disabilities, to include actinic keratosis and residuals of squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma with scarring, due to exposure to toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs). The claims for vertigo and diabetes mellitus were remanded.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for an increased disability rating of 100 percent for Meniere's disease, including vertigo, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus balance issues, nausea, sleep disturbance, and psychological impact symptoms was granted.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including vertigo, knee disabilities, radiculopathies, PTSD, shin splints, depression, GERD, and IBS.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for the peripheral vestibular condition and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the scar status post cervical spine surgery.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative arthritis and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for vertigo secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) for additional development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and vertigo as additional development is necessary to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for vertigo and an ear condition was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.