Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral vestibular disorder, headaches, and PTSD with major depression and residuals from a TBI.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for TBI with vertigo and PTSD, depressive disorder mild neurocognitive impairment, and alcohol use disorder moderate.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and remanded the claim for further development. The effective date of April 28, 2021, was granted for tinnitus, but no earlier. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II and service connection for GERD, while denying increased ratings for lung cancer, hypertension, and hearing loss, among other issues.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome and a 50 percent rating for tension headaches, both effective December 11, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the claims for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, low back disability, right knee strain, right hip strain, and left hip strain due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and cerebral arteriosclerosis with mild brain atrophy, as secondary to the service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, hypertension, and coronary artery disease, but denied earlier effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and surgical scar of the low back, midline. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for various disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating for Meniere's disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew all claims from his appeal, including those for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for traumatic brain injury with vertigo and headaches, an earlier effective date for DEA benefits, and a separate disability rating for the traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied service connection for left leg radiculopathy, allergic rhinitis, and a higher rating for lumbosacral strain and painful motion from the left knee condition. The claims for sleep apnea and vertigo were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and major depressive disorder as secondary to multiple service-connected disabilities, and a higher initial rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

The Board denied increased ratings for Bell's palsy, peripheral vestibular disorder, and PTSD due to the current severity of symptoms not meeting the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), claimed as vertigo, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia, finding it to be a laboratory finding and not a disability. The claims for BPPV, oligospermia, and neck disability were remanded due to incomplete or inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability evaluation for right ear hearing loss, dismissed his claim for an increased rating for left ankle disability, and dismissed his claim for service connection for vertigo due to procedural defects.

The Board denied service connection for a vestibular disorder to include vertigo, finding that the evidence does not support the existence of such a disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 12, 2020, for the initial grant of service connection for vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, which are presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to fine particulate matter while serving in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a peripheral vestibular disorder for additional development, specifically to obtain a new VA examination and opinion by an otolaryngologist.