Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo and chronic diverticulosis due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, cervical degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and radiculopathies of the upper and lower extremities. A 30 percent rating was also granted for vertigo associated with TBI.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and Meniere's syndrome (vertigo) but remanded claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, a back disability, heart palpitations, and varicose veins.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo as the evidence did not support a finding that it was incurred in or aggravated by service, nor was it found to be secondary to any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss from September 30, 2020, to October 22, 2024, but denied an initial compensable evaluation prior to that date and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent on or after October 22, 2024. The Board also denied service connection for vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for further evidence and an addendum opinion.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo/dizziness, an eye disability, and a thyroid condition as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus to service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for CAD, headaches, an eye condition, and vertigo to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral vestibular dysfunction disorder, claimed as vertigo, and sleep apnea, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

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The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for BPPV secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and denied service connection, compensable ratings, and higher ratings for various conditions.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for migraines and service connection for vertigo, while denying increased ratings for anxiety disorder with depressive features to include TBI, chronic rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from performing the physical and mental acts required for substantially gainful employment prior to April 3, 2018. However, he is entitled to special monthly compensation based on housebound status from April 3, 2018 to May 4, 2022.

The Board denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 8, 2009 for the award of service connection for Meniere's disease, including tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the June 2023 VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for a neck disorder, migraine headaches, and vertigo to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and erectile dysfunction due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, as well as a higher rating for traumatic brain injury with headaches and tinnitus, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.