Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis, granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability from September 29, 2011, and granted an initial 10 percent rating for vertigo from the same date. The Board also denied service connection for restrictive lung disease, hypertension, cardiac muscle damage, testicular and groin pain, neck disability, back disability, right hand disability, right elbow disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the November 2023 TERA opinions are inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's syndrome, denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and sinusitis, and remanded the claims for a left shoulder condition and bilateral foot conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including pseudofolliculitis barbae, right and left knee disorders, chronic fatigue, residuals of a left hand fracture, vertigo, and others. The claims were not remanded for further development.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for cervical strain and lumbosacral and thoracic strain, 30 percent for left foot plantar fasciitis and right foot plantar fasciitis, and 30 percent for vertigo. The TMD and psychiatric disorder claims were denied.

The Board granted increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and unspecified anxiety disorder, effective September 30, 2021, while denying increased ratings for vertigo and chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo, to include as secondary to tinnitus, due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, granted an initial rating of 10 percent for chronic constipation, and granted higher ratings of 30 percent for bilateral peripheral vestibular disorder and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that February 7, 2022, is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for vertigo, an acquired psychiatric disability, nerve damage, and lung damage.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional development, including verification of toxic exposure risk activities and obtaining medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, but remanded the claims for bilateral hand disability, speech disability, and memory loss.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for left and right lower extremity neuropathy, but remanded issues related to an increased rating for lumbar strain and a claim for dizziness and vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for acquired vertigo and entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decision duty to assist error and ensure a full evaluation of the Veteran's vertigo with disequilibrium.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of peripheral vestibular disorder, to include BPPV, as a pre-decisional duty to assist error requires further medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, peripheral vestibular disorder, bilateral hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, and bilateral cataracts. However, it granted a 10 percent disability rating for TBI and a 70 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, effective from August 21, 2020.

The Board's decision on July 23, 2019, is vacated and the issues are remanded for reconsideration under the modernized review system.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, including chronic thoracolumbar strain, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, traumatic brain injury with vertigo, and others.