Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for positional vertigo and denied service connection for prostatitis, sinusitis, and traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's Meniere's syndrome was granted a 100 percent rating, and he was awarded special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance from July 8, 2020.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for PTSD, BPPV with perforated tympanic membrane, and hallux valgus due to a lack of formal or informal claims prior to August 13, 2012.

The Board denied the claims for an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, dismissed the claim for an increased evaluation of left shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and service connection for vertigo due to untimely appeals.

The appeal for service connection for motion sickness, dizziness, vertigo; tinnitus; and bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for vertigo, as the evidence did not show staggering or dizziness more than once weekly.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, right index finger disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's initial ratings for hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo were granted a 100 percent rating under DC 6205 effective from May 6, 2019.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and vertigo due to the severity of his symptoms not warranting a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability but denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a headache disability, and hypertension. The claim for vertigo was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia and remanded the claims for rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative arthritis of the spine, diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, Meniere's syndrome, gynecological condition, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including obtaining outstanding records and scheduling a medical examination to address the etiology of dizziness/vertigo.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded several other claims, including service connection for various disorders.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for GERD and migraine headaches, but granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches from January 29, 2024.

The Board reinstated a separate rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's perforated nasal septum with chronic epistaxis and granted a separate 10 percent rating for vertigo/lightheadedness associated with it, while denying a higher rating for the perforated nasal septum and a separate rating for difficulty breathing.

The Veteran's service connection for a left intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma was granted, while the claim for arthritis in multiple joints was denied.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI residuals, seizures, psychiatric conditions, vertigo, sleep disorders, and neurological issues in the upper and lower extremities.

The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity sciatica and remanded the claims for vertigo and right lower extremity sciatica to obtain additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for vertigo and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.