Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for its decision, including not addressing the use of permanent as the standard for aggravation in a June 2022 VA opinion, not addressing untranslated documents found in the record, and not giving a proper foundation for credibility findings. The Veteran's peripheral vertigo may be caused or aggravated by medication taken for service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's auditory condition, including Meniere's syndrome, has been granted service connection. For the entire appeal period, a 40 percent disability rating for his thoracolumbar spine disability is also granted.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension have been granted service connection. The tinnitus has a maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, while the bilateral hearing loss is noncompensable.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for vertigo, TBI, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to missing medical records and potential relevance to the diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient information and potential association with service. The Veteran's statements, military records, and VA treatment records indicate possible associations between his acquired psychiatric disorder, vertigo, left knee condition, and right knee condition and his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo to include BPPV as secondary to bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo or a balance disorder, secondary to his service-connected tinnitus. The decision is based on evidence that suggests a link between tinnitus and vertigo.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo/dizziness and migraines, as well as an increased rating for his left knee disability, were denied. A separate 10 percent disability rating was granted for left knee instability starting from June 30, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of vestibular migraine with visually induced dizziness and resolved right-sided benign paroxysmal vertigo, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link to service or secondary to service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, but the issues related to her right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, polycystic ovarian syndrome, bladder incontinence, hematological issues, bilateral arm and leg weakness due to multiple lipomas, and scars from excisions of multiple lipomas are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's COPD, lung cancer, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, gastroenteritis, rubella, and vertigo, dizziness, and lightheadedness are all remanded for further evaluation due to the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for PTSD as there is no longer a claim in controversy due to the grant of service connection for generalized anxiety and depressive disorders effective June 28, 2014. The issues of service connection for fibromyalgia, vertigo, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and a skin condition are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disorders and vertigo are related to his military service, but further examination is needed to determine the exact nature of these conditions and their relationship to his service.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depression, based on new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, knee, hand, wrist, foot, and eye conditions, as well as a psychiatric disability (PTSD), are remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various conditions and rating determinations. The main reasons are to obtain missing service treatment records and private medical records, as well as to determine whether new evidence supports reopening of certain claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder is related to service or secondary to his service-connected right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to additional evidence received since the July 2023 Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus is found to be secondary to his BPPV, and he is granted service connection for BPPV. His bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied extraschedular ratings.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his vertigo and peripheral neuropathy, as well as other issues on appeal. The AOJ will conduct further development and readjudicate the claims.