Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for migraines, a vestibular disorder, and dizziness and giddiness were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for migraine headaches and service connection for a peripheral vestibular/ear disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for LLE radiculopathy effective April 9, 2021, and an earlier effective date of November 15, 2017, for the award of service connection of LLE radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current degree of severity of the service-connected vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, sinusitis, and vertigo as secondary to bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for left foot pes planus and denied increased ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae, hip disabilities, and other claimed conditions. Some claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and orthostatic hypotension to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing their relationship to service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied initial disability ratings in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, chronic headaches, vertigo, and folliculitis. The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for vertigo.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring sufficient medical opinions on whether the conditions are caused by Toxic Exposure Risk Activities (TERA) exposures.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an increased rating for status post bunionectomy and hallux rigidus of the left great toe, and remanded several other claims related to various conditions.

The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for vertigo and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, finding that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and denied increased ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel bone spurs, lumbar strain with IVDS, left knee limitation of flexion, and remanded claims for vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, vertigo, bruxism, and erectile dysfunction as further development is needed.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD from November 24, 2014 to July 13, 2020 and denied a higher rating thereafter. The Veteran's claim for increased rating for labyrinthitis with vertigo was also denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to a procedural issue with the appeal of SMC.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected hypertension.