Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis, including evidence of severe headaches and dizziness related to sinusitis with headaches. The Veteran's attorney submitted medical records and lay statements supporting these claims.

The Veteran's vertigo was granted service connection, while a rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Veteran's claims for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, dizziness, vertigo, loss of balance and falling, groin pain secondary to pes cavus, fracture to the left foot, ankle, and fibula, and residuals of a head injury have all been denied as there is no evidence that these conditions began during service or are related to any service-connected disability.,Service connection was not granted because the Veteran did not present sufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disorders, right hand disorder, left hand disorder, fainting disorder, stomach disorder, vertigo, sleep disorder, skin disorder, and renal cysts.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, vertigo, and a right lower extremity disability due to potential new evidence of worsening symptoms since the last VA examination.

The Veteran's asthma is granted service connection. The claims for PTSD, lumbar spine strain with degenerative disc disease, TBI, migraine headaches, vertigo, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative spondylosis and vertigo, including as secondary to the cervical spine. The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not shown to have had its onset during service or be related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his service and was denied.,The Veteran's chronic labyrinthitis in the right ear (claimed as vertigo) is not related to his service and was denied.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction disability does not warrant a compensable rating and was denied.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing substantially gainful employment and TDIU was granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for vertigo, finding that new and material evidence was received to reopen the previously denied claim. The Veteran's vertigo is found to be related to his in-service right ear injury with a perforated eardrum.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's headaches, syncope of unknown etiology (claimed as vertigo), and prostatitis are all being reviewed further.

The Veteran's Meniere’s Syndrome is granted a separate 30 percent rating for vertigo, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential exposure to asbestos and herbicide agents while serving on the U.S.S. Puget Sound.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence or procedural deficiencies. The Veteran's claims are related to his existing service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals. The Board has also remanded several issues for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (claimed as vertigo and dizziness) due to lack of VA treatment records, incomplete authorization for private medical records, and need for an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a vestibular disorder, cardiac disorder, splenomegaly, and migraine headaches due to his service-connected Lyme disease. The AOJ is instructed to request the SSA hearing transcript from November 16, 2009 and schedule the Veteran for a new VA examination to determine if his migraine headaches are related to or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraines headaches (dizziness/vertigo and off balance), rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board dismissed all the Veteran's claims as it had no jurisdiction to adjudicate them under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's dysequilibrium, chronic presyncopal dizziness, and Meniere’s disease are granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to chemotherapy performed at a VA Medical Center (VAMC). The initial rating for muscle atrophy in the left shoulder and decreased left arm range of motion is still pending.