Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo or vestibular disorder and has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, effective September 6, 2019. The decision also denies a compensable rating prior to that date.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and vertigo, but has remanded the cases of neck disability and skin condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's Meniere’s syndrome and vertigo are found to have started during his military service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's statements regarding in-service occurrence and potential aggravation.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to determine if the Veteran's vertigo and jaw disorder are related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional hearing loss, cranial swelling, vertigo, disorientation, memory loss, and left jaw pain need further development as VA examinations are required to address these issues.

The Board has granted service connection for a disability manifested by vertigo, diagnosed as a peripheral vestibular disorder, on the basis that it is directly related to an incident during service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for a new examination and opinion due to inadequate previous examinations, and will consider whether Meniere’s disease is related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequacy with the new opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vertigo and dizziness. The matter is being returned for an addendum opinion from the same clinician who provided a previous opinion, addressing both the Veteran’s reports and in-service letters as pieces of evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for vertigo and migraines due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current conditions are being evaluated further.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for various symptoms, including dementia, vertigo, migraine headaches, and bodily pain. The Veteran's non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma residuals are also being evaluated.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and Meniere’s Syndrome, finding that new and material evidence supports these claims. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be at least as likely as not related to service. However, the Board denied service connection for Meniere’s Syndrome due to clear and unmistakable evidence showing it pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and chronic nonsuppurative otitis media. The Veteran's private DBQs indicate a diagnosis of ETD, which was officially diagnosed in 2006. The VA examiner opined that this condition is less likely than not incurred in or caused by service.

The Veteran's right frontal meningioma, status post resection with bowel dysfunction, urinary dysfunction and vestibular disorder was not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault. The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and for service connection for vertigo, to include as secondary to peripheral vestibular disorder due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and disability rating for vertigo and traumatic brain injury with tension headaches has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for vertigo, PTSD, and diabetes were previously denied. New evidence was submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate these claims. The claim of service connection for PTSD is reopened due to new evidence, while the claims for vertigo and diabetes remain denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vertigo. The VA examiner is asked to address whether the vertigo originated during service, was caused by service-connected conditions (hearing loss and tinnitus), or if it was aggravated by these conditions.

The Veteran's vertigo and acquired psychiatric disorder are not service-connected.,Service connection for the thoracic spine disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Veteran’s bilateral pes planus has not met the criteria for a higher rating prior to February 28, 2019.