Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective date for migraine headaches, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for vertigo.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's tension headaches and remanded claims for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for tension headaches and service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder secondary to tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the current disability ratings accurately reflect his conditions.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type 2 with erectile dysfunction and vertigo, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for vertigo associated with DM2. The Board also denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for right upper extremity and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and restoration of a higher rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritic pain of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, an eye condition, a low back condition, vertigo, and vitamin D deficiency due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection and an earlier effective date, awarding a 100% rating for acoustic schwannoma status post resection with vertigo and staggered gait to include right hemiplegia stroke and bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal concerning the propriety of the rating reductions for the Veteran's right distal fibula disability and tinea pedis was dismissed, while SMC based on the need for aid and attendance was granted prior to February 20, 2024.

The Board granted an effective date of January 24, 2020 for residuals, TBI with vertigo and a 20 percent initial rating.

The veteran was granted increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, Meniere's disease with TBI, and headaches, effective October 22, 2020, and October 22, 2021, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, remanded the claims for vertigo and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for Meniere's disease was dismissed, and the evaluation of 4th cranial nerve palsy, 6th cranial nerve palsy, vertical strabismus, and dry eye syndrome remained at 30 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, peripheral vestibular disease, and an increased rating for PTSD. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C was granted. The claim for vestibular disability was denied, and the dental condition claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the existence of a current disability at or recent to the time of filing. The claim was also remanded for further consideration regarding Meniere's disease.

Service connection for sinusitis, cervical spine arthritis, and upper extremity radiculopathy was denied. Service connection for OSA, headaches, vertigo, and lumbar spine arthritis was remanded.

The appeals for service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction and vertigo were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them in correspondence prior to the Board's decision.