Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence shows that these conditions were incurred during military service due to acoustic trauma.

The Board has withdrawn the claim of service connection for prostate cancer and remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for residuals of TBI with peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that the Veteran's disability picture more nearly approximates a '2' on the subjective symptoms facet.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed dizziness. A new VA examination is required.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with right first metatarsophalangeal joint traumatic arthritis, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and other conditions, are severe enough to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether his service-connected anxiety disorder caused obesity.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for vertigo, a blood disorder, and a vision disorder due to lack of medical opinions regarding their onset or relation to military service.

The Board has found that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the service connection claims for vertigo and residuals of a head injury/TBI. The Veteran should be afforded VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current vertigo and head injury/TBI.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate previous examinations and a need for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing another VA examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and sleep apnea should be remanded due to inadequate development of evidence, including missing CAPRI records and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus between the condition and active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether Meniere's syndrome is related to service. The Veteran needs a new VA examination and additional medical records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's service connection claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder, to include vertigo, is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from March 26, 1991 to April 12, 1998 due to service-connected sinusitis with headaches and secondary Meniere's disease.

The Veteran's appeal for diabetes mellitus type II, to include as due to alleged herbicide exposure, is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and sleep apnea are remanded. The Board notes that no examination was conducted regarding the Veteran's claimed vertigo.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for nerve damage in both ears, also claimed as Meniere's syndrome, is denied because there is no current diagnosis and the evidence does not support a link between his symptoms and service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo/dizziness/Meniere's Disease, finding that it is as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's vertigo and dizziness are related to his service-connected Parkinson's disease, or if they are aggravated by it.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease and a rating for forehead scarring have been granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a 10% disability rating for his forehead scars, which are painful but not unstable.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease/syndrome is granted service connection. Initial ratings for posttraumatic headaches and tinea versicolor are also granted, with specific disability ratings assigned.