Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and Meniere's disease, finding that the Veteran was exposed to toxic environmental factors during his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, a right knee disability, a right wrist disability, a right ankle disability, gastritis, and vertigo. It denied service connection for hearing loss and left knee osteoarthritis ratings.

The Board granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, including diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of various extremities, bilateral hearing loss, otitis media, and vertigo.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and remanded several claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo as there was no current disability referable to the condition, and remanded claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to back disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss prior to August 2, 2022, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss from that date. The claim for service connection for Meniere's disease was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all 13 issues listed in his November 2024 notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a duty to assist error, as the Veteran was not properly notified of his scheduled examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee and service connection for a right shoulder disability, but remanded the claim for vertigo.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for Meniere's syndrome based on the Veteran's symptoms of hearing impairment, vertigo, and cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that February 4, 2022 is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, to include as secondary to bilateral tinnitus, but denied service connection for other reactions to severe stress, major depression, to include as secondary to bilateral tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and dementia (claimed as memory loss) were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral benign paroxysmal vertigo, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is a but-for cause of his current vertigo symptomology.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome with vertigo, finding no credible evidence of its onset during or shortly after service.

The Board granted effective dates of July 28, 2011, for the award of service connection for Meniere's disease and GERD/hiatal hernia, and June 12, 2014, for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for TBI with depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder in full sustained remission, and vertigo, for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an award of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to December 31, 2008, and entitlement to an effective date prior to December 31, 2008, for the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), as they are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU issue.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that the Veteran's condition began during his active service.