Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for emphysema, heart disability, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disability (including anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), memory loss, right shoulder and cervical spine disability, skin disability, and vertigo. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions on the issues of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues for further examination and opinion, including sinusitis, PTSD, vertigo, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), sleep apnea, and problems breathing. The claims are not currently decided on the merits.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 50 percent effective March 6, 2009.,Service connection for Meniere's disease secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran has been granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on being housebound prior to August 18, 2015 is denied because he did not have a single service-connected disability rated as totally disabling or a TDIU rating based on one disability.

The Board has granted service connection for left shoulder, neck, and low back disorders. Service connection is also granted for vertigo but the issues related to stomach ulcers, perforated bowel, and GERD are remanded.

The Veteran's BPPV resulted in dizziness and occasional falls/staggering, warranting a 30% disability rating prior to March 9, 2020.

The claim for a higher evaluation than 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed.,The claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for readjudication of his increased rating claim for vertigo with eustachian tube dysfunction, considering a pending claim of service connection for Meniere’s disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The heart disability issue is dismissed. Service connection for PTSD, vertigo, plantar fasciitis, TBI, left wrist, bilateral ankle, bilateral elbow, and bilateral hand disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed vestibular disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance and/or housebound status due to lack of evidence showing he needed regular assistance or was permanently housebound. The TDIU issue is remanded for consideration of entitlement from May 11, 2016 to February 17, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for TBI, migraine headaches, and vertigo. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible lay statements, in-service injury, and positive nexus opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss did not begin during service and is not related to in-service noise exposure.,The Board also denied service connection for Meniere’s disease, noting conflicting statements about when the Veteran noticed her symptoms and finding her lay opinion on this issue unconvincing.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claim for peripheral vestibular disorder and TDIU is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for positional vertigo, finding that it is not related to his active service and does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's vertigo is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated at 0 percent, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's perforation of the tympanic membrane in his left ear is currently rated at 0 percent, and the Board finds that a compensable rating is not warranted.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding prostate condition, vertigo, voiding dysfunction, and TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of etiology for vertigo due to lack of adequate opinion in the previous VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated at a noncompensable level prior to October 31, 2019. Effective October 31, 2019, the Veteran is granted a 10% rating for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including medication, and for special monthly compensation based on a higher need for aid and attendance. The case is being returned to the VA for further examination and analysis.