Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is related to his service, as there is at least equipoise evidence supporting this claim and it meets the criteria for service connection based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The issue of service connection for GERD is remanded due to incomplete medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo, which he experienced during service and continues to experience today, meets the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claim of Meniere’s disease being related to his time in service, and therefore denied the claim.

The Board has denied service connection for bacterial infection, right little finger disability, vertigo, and short-term memory loss due to lack of current disabilities. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, headaches, blurry vision, tinnitus, and low back disability. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional evidence or medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, adrenal gland disorder, and benign paroxysmal vertigo/Meniere's disease have been denied as they are not related to his service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection was denied for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to a lack of medical evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as of July 2, 2009. The Board granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinion regarding whether the Veteran's syncope is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities or treatment for them.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and need for new Gulf War General Medical examination. The Veteran's dizziness/vertigo may be related to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, but further evidence is needed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's vertigo/dizziness is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle disability. The VA must obtain additional records and schedule a new examination.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a July 1993 left total hip replacement (THR) due to lack of evidence showing negligence or informed consent, as the leg-length discrepancy was considered a normal and expected outcome of the procedure.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including anxiety disorder, chronic vertigo with dizziness, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, require the aid and attendance of another person. The case is remanded for a medical opinion addendum to address this issue.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death, and no rating decision was issued for the conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss based on the symptoms of vertigo and social isolation is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo due to its secondary nature.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including cardiovascular disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, acquired psychiatric disability, neurological disability (vertigo), bilateral hip and knee disabilities, bilateral ankle disabilities, radiculopathy of upper and lower extremities, and a rating for multilevel spondylosis and mild spinal stenosis. The remand requires additional examinations and medical opinions to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for a left thumb tendon/punji stick wound residual and remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to November 7, 2019, and in excess of 40 percent after that date, as well as compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability due to left thumb arthrodesis, left carpal tunnel release, hardware removal, interphalangeal fusion with internal fixation, and reexploration and fusion (in flexion) of the left interphalangeal joint.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and vertigo due to new evidence received since July 2012. The Veteran's current conditions are being reviewed again as they may be related to his active service.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective October 27, 2012. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted and others not.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, as it does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeals.