Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for benign positional vertigo from June 27, 2017 and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to that date.

The Veteran was granted a single 100 percent rating for residuals of right ear otitis media, vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus. An earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) solely due to service-connected persistent depressive disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, granted a TDIU from December 3, 2020, and denied service connection for various conditions.

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for Meniere's disease was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether it is related to the Veteran's service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for entitlement to an earlier effective date and a higher evaluation for peripheral vestibular disease, and these issues are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, a right elbow disability, a left knee disability, and radiculopathy of the right upper extremity as there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, Meniere's disease, a gastrointestinal disability (diverticulosis), and a restless leg disability as secondary to sleep apnea. An increased rating of 30 percent for bilateral hearing loss was also granted.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and remanded the claims for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, and narcolepsy with cataplexy as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected vestibular migraines, as the evidence supports occasional dizziness but not occasional staggering.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder as it was not shown to be more nearly approximated by dizziness and occasional staggering.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for vestibular migraines and a 30 percent rating for right carpal tunnel syndrome, but denied a compensable rating for rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, left foot peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and hypertension, effective from November 2, 2022. Other claims were denied.

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

The Veteran's service-connected vertigo has been granted an initial 30 percent rating, effective October 15, 2021. The other claims for service connection have been remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo to obtain additional evidence.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for left and right upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, glaucoma, as well as erectile dysfunction, vertigo, syncope, fatigue, hypertension, prostate cancer, and a heart disability due to the grant of service connection in an August 2024 rating decision.