Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for migraines and vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but remanded the claim for a right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining pertinent VA treatment records from 2012-2015.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a brain or ear tumor condition, including vestibular schwannoma, and left ear hearing loss as there was no persuasive evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for prostate cancer and vertigo for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for vertigo and an increased disability rating for right knee arthritis, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for asthma. The issues of service connection for chronic rhinitis and vertigo, claimed as dizziness, are remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo as new and relevant evidence was not submitted to show a current diagnosis of the condition.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating of Meniere's syndrome with eustachian-tube dysfunction was dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for left knee joint pain, right knee joint pain, mid and lower back pain (back pain), and vertigo were remanded.

The Board remands the matters for further development, including obtaining additional VA medical opinions to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and entitlement to earlier effective dates.

The appeal was denied for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and a compensable rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, while other claims were remanded.

The Board denied a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to a separate rating for vertigo as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for vertigo and denied service connection for Meniere's disease, pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for insomnia disorder, and remanded claims for service connection for headaches and vertigo.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo to correct a duty to assist error regarding an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, neck condition, left hamstrings condition, right hamstrings condition, blurry vision, and vertigo (also claimed as giddiness) because there was no evidence of current disabilities or an in-service injury that caused the conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected Meniere's syndrome with vertigo, hearing impairment, and tinnitus was granted a 100 percent rating effective March 1, 2017.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, vertigo (also claimed as dizziness), left knee tendonitis and osteoarthritis, right knee strain and osteoarthritis, left hip disorder diagnosed as left hip osteoarthritis, and right hip disorder diagnosed as right hip osteoarthritis.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a vestibular disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.