Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, thoracic strain, right shoulder strain, benign positional vertigo, and disability manifested by shortness of breath as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the ratings of posttraumatic headache/migraines disorder, PTSD with dyssomnia, tic disorder, and residuals of TBI, and BPPV to April 12, 2017.

The Board granted an effective date of August 8, 2022 for the award of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for vertigo associated with the Veteran's service-connected TBI.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and an earlier effective date for a facial scar of the left eye, while denying or remanding claims for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, abnormal gait due to muscle weakness, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a concussion (TBI) as they require further development through an adequate VA examination.

The appeal for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed, and the claim for an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for hearing loss was denied. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, finding that the Veteran's vertigo began during service and has continued since service.

The appellant's claim for an increased rating for Meniere's disease is remanded to obtain a new VA examination and opinion regarding the current severity of the disability.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ear ruptured tympanic membrane, to include right ear hearing loss and vertigo, but denied service connection for other conditions including right index finger pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, diabetes mellitus type II, and skin disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, vertigo, and a head injury as no new and relevant evidence was received to warrant readjudication of the claims.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome from June 16, 2020, but denied an initial compensable rating prior to that date.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition, bilateral shoulder condition, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and cervical vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for low back condition and left lumbar radicular pain, but dismissed claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee joint pain, deviated septum, sinusitis, hearing loss, vertigo, and left foot condition. An initial 10 percent rating was granted for irritable colon syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (also claimed as vestibular dysfunction) due to a lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the condition and active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a lack of complete National Guard records and outstanding non-VA medical records, as well as inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, finding it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records, verifying a claimed in-service stressor, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of May 4, 2021 for the award of a 70 percent rating for traumatic brain injury with posttraumatic stress disorder and vertigo.