Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an ear disability, including vertigo, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, maxillary sinusitis, left hip disability, and peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right inguinal hernia scars and remanded claims related to hearing loss, GERD, hand arthritis, left ankle, and back disabilities. All other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right wrist disorders, a nosebleed disorder, and vertigo due to deficiencies in VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo and lightheadedness with nausea, finding that it was not related to in-service Agent Orange exposure or secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and dismissed the claims for compensable ratings, except for remanding two service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address all symptomology and obtain relevant records from Vista Imaging.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent abdominal disability to include paraganglioma excision residuals and a recurrent vestibular disability manifested by dizziness, balance issues, and vertigo due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for vertigo and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board denied the application to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right elbow disability, digestive disorder other than GERD, dizziness/vertigo disorder, STD, skin disorders of the toes and face, ears, neck, and jawline.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as a residual of the service-connected TBI, but denied initial compensable ratings for both the TBI residuals and migraine.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate with anxious features, and unspecified depressive disorder, as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, finding the evidence to be in at least approximate balance that it is related to the Veteran's military service. The asthma claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the application to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for the dismissal of previously granted conditions.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and granted higher ratings for the low back disability, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.