Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred in service due to his Vietnam-era service. The Board has granted service connection for this condition. For the other issues, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension, additional evidence is needed as they are not clearly related to service or presumptive exposure. A respiratory disability claim based on asbestos exposure will be addressed after obtaining updated medical records.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), a cervical spine disorder, and vertigo. The TBI claim was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including TBI with vertigo, nausea and headaches, COPD, sleep apnea, cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction (ED), and left hand disability are all denied as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Meniere's disease with associated dizziness is granted as the evidence supports a relationship between the condition and his military service.

The Veteran's combined schedular evaluation is 100 percent from November 1, 1995. The Board has granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, low back injury, vertigo, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are also denied.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's vertigo is related to service or his service-connected hearing loss, and therefore grants service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo and dizziness is being remanded due to the need for additional records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder, including as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, is granted.

The Veteran's current vestibular disorder was not incurred or aggravated by active service, and thus the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically bilateral hearing loss, left ear pain, and vertigo. The evidence did not establish these conditions as being related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's BPPV was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not proximately due to, or the result of, a service-connected disability. The claim for an effective date prior to April 18, 2014, for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's dizziness is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.,PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum available under current criteria. The Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder, currently diagnosed as dizziness, is causally or etiologically due to acoustic trauma that occurred during service.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for dysesthesia of the face and scalp associated with occipital neuralgia, as his disability was moderate. Service connection for arthritis of the cervical spine and vertigo were also denied due to lack of medical nexus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if his vertigo, including Meniere's Disease, claimed as a seizure disorder, is related to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disorder manifested by dizziness, which includes Meniere's disease.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches, vertigo, and insomnia as residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), but denied service connection for cognitive deficits and psychiatric disorder as residuals of TBI.