Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and vertigo, with the latter being secondary to migraines. The TDIU issue is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's Meniere's disease is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

The appeal is remanded due to inadequate notice and the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The claim will be evaluated under the correct statutory criteria set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for service-connected speech impairment, service connection for headaches/migraines, and service connection for Meniere's disease are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that the July 2024 fee decision is incomplete and does not properly identify the full issue at the center of the present appeal, including the specific amount of past-due benefits awarded and the amount withheld for fees. The case is therefore being remanded to provide a corrected fee decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for weight gain, sleep disorder, BPPV, and headache disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,Specifically, a VA examiner is required to provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's BPPV and headache disorder are causally or etiologically related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sinusitis, bilateral shin splints, gastroenteritis, headaches, left hip pain, vertigo, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, lower back pain, or radiculopathy of the right lower extremity. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.,The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of fibromyalgia and did not receive a VA examination prior to the June 2024 rating decision on appeal regarding whether fibromyalgia had its onset in service or is otherwise related to her service. As such, service connection for this condition is remanded.

The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo due to pre-existing duty to assist errors.,For diabetes mellitus type II and hodgkin's-lymphoma, the evidence is not persuasive in favor of a nexus to service.

The Veteran's PVD is rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The rating for PTSD-TBI as of November 1, 2020 remains denied.

The Veteran's benign positional vertigo is due to his service-connected migraines, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

Service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Other conditions are denied.

The Veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, effective June 17, 2025.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral vestibular disorder with dizziness/vertigo, depressive disorder, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis all from July 4, 2023.

The Veteran's claims for vertigo, right hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability have been denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability related to service.,The Veteran's GERD and IBS claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, and vertigo have been granted. The Veteran's hypertension, right knee disability, left knee disability, PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, TDIU claim, and eligibility for financial assistance for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant are denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for Meniere's disease, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo, chronic allergic conjunctivitis, and recurrent acute maxillary and ethmoidal sinusitis with underlying chronic allergic rhinitis. The decision is based on direct service connection due to in-service onset of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right groin pain, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest residuals, left kidney disease, stroke residuals, vertigo, and vision loss. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or are otherwise related to service.,The Board found no credible evidence showing the Veteran experienced any of these conditions during his active duty service.