Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a hearing request are being remanded due to the need for additional records, including treatment from VA facilities, private providers, and police reports related to his confinement.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder with chronic sleep impairment is granted secondary to service-connected tinnitus. The Board also found that the Veteran's hypertension, migraines, vertigo, left knee disorders (including left ankle sprain and right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis), right ankle disorders (including left ankle sprain and right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis), right foot disorders (including left ankle sprain and right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis), left foot disorders (including left ankle sprain and right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis), right leg varicose veins, and left wrist disorder are also granted secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for migraines, vertigo, and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran must be provided with new VA medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of his migraine disability, vertigo disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vertigo and dizziness, including BPPV. The VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion from an ENT specialist.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and consideration of his claims, including those related to migraines and PTSD with TBI residuals.,A decision on the issues will significantly impact the Veteran's entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's TDIU claim from May 4, 2016, to July 24, 2017, is dismissed as moot because he was already receiving a 100% disability rating for PTSD. The SMC claim prior to July 25, 2017, is also dismissed due to the Veteran's other service-connected disabilities not meeting the required criteria.

The Veteran's post-concussion headaches and dizziness have been granted separate evaluations at the 30 percent and 10 percent levels, respectively, effective February 9, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for vertigo and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and insomnia).

The Veteran's service-connected Meniere's syndrome is granted a 100% disability rating effective October 20, 2015. The separate ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are discontinued.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous instructions. The Veteran's vertigo is being reviewed for service connection, including secondary to his service-connected hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for Meniere's disease due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's dizziness and vertigo, including Meniere's disease, as well as secondary service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board will need to provide the Veteran with examinations and consider additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right vestibular system dysfunction, finding that his current condition is a result of in-service syncope and not due to aggravation or pre-existing conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current left ear hearing loss for VA compensation purposes and therefore, service connection is denied. The appeal regarding vertigo is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining medical opinions on service connection claims.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, vertigo, and dyspareunia (claimed as female sexual arousal disorder) due to lack of a current diagnosis. The Veteran's symptoms are attributed to her service-connected multiple sclerosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand instructions regarding a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disability was proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected bilateral hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient reasoning in a prior decision regarding his claimed in-service assault and its impact on his current disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection of left eye disability must be remanded due to incomplete medical opinions and need for further development. The issue of service connection for Meniere's disease is no longer before the Board as it was granted in a previous rating decision.