Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for multiple conditions, and the Board has no further jurisdiction to consider these matters.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for vertigo.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of vertigo and/or dizziness to obtain a new medical opinion as the previous ones were found inadequate.

The appeal was denied for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular damage with vertigo of the left ear, and remanded for further evaluation of other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, vertigo, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, vertigo, and illyngophobia as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or their association with the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and vertigo as secondary to a service-connected disability, but remanded the claims for low back disability, right knee disability, upper right paraspinal disability, and rectal bleeding.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI residuals were granted a 100 percent rating effective June 18, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and migraines, both directly related to the Veteran's military service. The claim for vertigo was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for TBI residuals, a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI, and a 50 percent disability rating for headaches.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, to include degenerative arthritis. The other issues are remanded.

The appeal for earlier effective dates for the award of an initial 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches and DEA benefits was withdrawn, while the claims for a higher rating and special monthly compensation for Meniere's disease were granted.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding no evidence of the condition during service or within one year of separation and noting that the Veteran's current disabilities were not related to her in-service duties. The issue of service connection for vertigo is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an effective date prior to March 30, 2018, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board also denied a compensable rating prior September 13, 2023, and a rating in excess of 10 percent on and after September 13, 2023, for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for depression, peptic ulcer, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, bilateral ankle condition, bilateral elbow condition, foot condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral wrist condition as the persuasive weight of the evidence indicated these conditions were not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to active service.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, a left hip disorder, and a right hip disorder. However, it granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the service-connected headaches.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hearing loss, and vertigo/Meniere's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for a vestibular schwannoma with associated vertigo, hearing impairment, and facial paralysis based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 1, 2003, for service connection for vertigo based on clear and unmistakable error in a March 1995 rating decision. The Board found that service treatment records unavailable at the time of the 1995 decision were duplicative of records already considered and would not have manifestly changed the outcome.