Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for higher initial ratings and TDIU, making the appeal dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection of various other conditions, including migraine headaches, left knee condition, right knee condition, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing secondary causation and aggravation.

The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 2008, for the award of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for right calf condition, cholesteatoma with mastoiditis, and vertigo due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for service-connected migraines with post-traumatic headaches and denied higher ratings for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not establish that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for chronic kidney disease effective August 10, 2022, and denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for labyrinthitis/vertigo due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's unspecified insomnia disorder, and remanded the claims for vertigo, an intestinal condition, a bladder condition, and GERD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety and insomnia, due to a failure by the AOJ to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 100 percent for post traumatic Meniere's disease with left ear hearing loss, tinnitus and residuals of barotrauma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to his failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma claimed as breathing problems, and an inner ear disability, to include frequent ear infections, vertigo, and tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for vertigo as a pre-decisional duty to assist error must be remedied before the Board may adjudicate the merits of the appeal.

The Board denied increased ratings for postural vertigo, lumbosacral strain with DDD and degenerative changes, eczematous dermatitis of the hands and intermittent axillary eruption, and service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma as secondary to actinic keratosis, which is a progression of the Veteran's service-connected dermatitis. The effective date for the grant of service connection for painful scars of the face was denied earlier than October 20, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and Meniere's syndrome to obtain additional medical evidence, including an examination and opinion under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus with an effective date of January 4, 2022, but no earlier. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).