Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and a psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, as well as the rating for his right knee disabilities have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's request to withdraw his claim for peripheral vestibular disorder was granted. The claims of bilateral hearing loss and valvular heart disorder (claimed as ischemic heart disease) were reopened due to the submission of new evidence, but service connection was not established. Service connection for anxiety and panic disorder was denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for TDIU and SMC benefits due to incomplete information regarding his disability retirement and need for aid and assistance. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant SSA records, contact the entity providing him with disability retirement benefits, and refer the issue of entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis prior to October 25, 2017, to the VA Undersecretary for Benefits or the AOJ’s Director of Compensation Service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's Meniere's syndrome and vertigo, as well as her left ear impairment, with service. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to determine these relationships.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disorder and vertigo, finding that there was no causal link between his current conditions and his military service. The Board also found that the July 2016 and January 2020 VA opinions were adequate in assessing the relationship between the Veteran's knee disorders and back strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for epilepsy (abdominal type) and related symptoms is reopened, but the Board has determined that a remand is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any current disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for vertigo and migraines have been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing his appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected frequent headaches with staggering vertigo, but the Court vacated this decision and ordered a remand due to insufficient reasons and bases.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with a previous directive. The Veteran's hearing loss is associated with stress, anxiety, vertigo, dizziness, vision problems, and cataracts. A new VA examination is needed to address these conditions.

The Veteran's right thigh scar, headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and neck disability have been granted increased ratings. The Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy and peripheral vestibular disease remain denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has also been remanded.

The Veteran's left knee disorder, right foot onychomycosis, and service-connected coronary artery disease were granted. The issues of service connection for arteriosclerosis, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral eye disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, cervical disorder, headache disorder, low back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, dental disorder, obesity, and left foot onychomycosis are dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions from VA examiners regarding whether the Veteran's current vertigo is related to service or secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

The claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records review.

The Veteran's vertigo was incurred during his period of honorable service from September 18, 1998 to August 18, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, finding that the Veteran did not have a chronic condition during or within one year after service and that his current vertigo is more likely due to other medical conditions such as circulatory abnormalities in the head and neck.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis, and Meniere's syndrome, as secondary to service-connected tinnitus. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Veteran's vertigo is remanded for further examination to determine if it is related to her in-service complaints of headaches and dizziness.

Service connection is denied for tinnitus, a vestibular disorder, left foot disability, right foot disability, arthritis, and gout as the evidence does not support an in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.,The Veteran's current disabilities are not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's vertigo disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds a remand necessary to ensure proper consideration of his claim for an increased rating.

The Veteran's Meniere’s disease with bilateral otitis media and myringotomy tubes is rated at 100% effective August 12, 2015. The claim for a higher rating for hearing loss is denied. An earlier effective date of August 12, 2015, for the grant of a 100% rating for Meniere’s disease with bilateral otitis media and myringotomy tubes is granted.