Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during his active duty and have continued since then. The claim for Meniere's disease was remanded for further development.

The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for right and left shoulder, right and left hip, bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal, bilateral kidney, and urinary disorders based on new and relevant evidence. Service connection was also granted for sinusitis with an earlier effective date. The claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was denied.

The Veteran's service connection for vertigo and increased rating for PTSD to 70% were granted, along with individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 12, 2022.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted pursuant to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act). Other claims are remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo based on the Veteran's dizziness and occasional staggering.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for Meniere's syndrome and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (vertigo) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to either active duty or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for brain hemorrhage with residual headache and a rating of 30 percent for vertigo status post head trauma/concussion, while remanding the claims for an increased rating for TBI residuals and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating more than 10 percent for right wrist sprain, but remanded claims for left knee disorder, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and vertigo due to a need for new examinations.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claim for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for multiple acquired psychiatric and physical disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, finding no evidence of the condition during service or a link to service-connected tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was dismissed due to procedural defects under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board granted an effective date of October 30, 2002, for service connection for hearing loss and November 2, 2010, for Meniere's syndrome.

The appeal for service connection for vertigo was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, headaches, vertigo, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and allergic rhinitis. The appeal of the severance of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was also dismissed as untimely.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease as the disability was not shown to be chronic in service, did not manifest within a presumptive period, and there is no evidence of a relationship between the current condition and an in-service injury or event.

The Board denied service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or that it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected hearing loss.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions as the notice of disagreement was not filed within a year from the mailing of the rating decisions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology and whether it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.