Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2025

The appeal pertaining to entitlement to service connection for a vestibular disorder was dismissed due to procedural defects in the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted compensation and service connection for various conditions, including those under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an ear disability, diagnosed as otitis media, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), and mastoiditis, but denied service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right acoustic neuroma with vertigo, as there was insufficient evidence to reflect occasional staggering.

The Board remands the claims for a pulmonary disorder and vertigo to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted an initial increased disability evaluation rating of 40 percent for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, lumbar muscle spasm prior to January 16, 2020, and denied a higher rating from that date. The appeal was also remanded for further consideration regarding dizziness and vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for a brain aneurysm and its residuals, including vertigo, equilibrium problems, dizziness and nausea, numbness and tingling left side, disability manifested by grafted muscle tissue for brain surgery, decreased vision, and headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, vertigo, migraine headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, a left hip condition, and a right hip condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo/Meniere's disease and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flatfeet, and a bilateral knee disorder for readjudication with new evidence.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

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The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as service connection for several conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD, service connection for vertigo and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and remanded the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lateral epicondylitis of the left elbow.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for psoriasis due to a prohibited concurrent election, and remanded issues related to an increased rating for PTSD with TBI and service connection for BPPV.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease and an initial 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a prostate disability, and PTSD. The effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for Meniere's disease, to include vertigo and left ear hearing impairment.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a gastrointestinal disability (originally claimed as GERD), and vertigo. However, it granted service connection for a right foot disability, diagnosed as right foot pain with bunionectomy and first metatarsal fusion, and left ear otitis media.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) with vertigo or pes planus, nor did it establish unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.