Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to include vertigo, oscillopsias, abnormal gait, and status post repair of perilymph fistulas was denied as his condition is already rated at the maximum disability evaluation assignable under Diagnostic Code 6204.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and determined that new evidence supports this reopening. The Veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions, including back, knee, foot, elbow, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type 2, heart disease, or psychiatric disorders, that were incurred in or aggravated by his service.

The Veteran seeks earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings related to his TBI, tension headaches, vertigo, and PTSD.,He also raises claims of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion are inadequate for evaluation purposes, and thus remands the case back to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from private healthcare providers and seeking reasonable efforts to obtain these records. The Veteran's claims for service connection on appeal will be readjudicated after this development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's benign mass of the right lung, status post upper lobe wedge resection is not productive of any respiratory manifestations or symptomatology warranting an increased evaluation.,The Veteran's benign positional vertigo is manifested by dizziness and occasional staggering.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his vertigo and whether it is related to service. The case will be readjudicated after this additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease are being remanded due to the inextricability of these issues. The RO/AMC will address the claim for service connection for Meniere's disease first, followed by a re-evaluation of the claims for hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate previous opinions and inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient documentation of the Veteran's reports and need for clarification on whether Meniere's disease is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a hearing and obtain additional medical records. The issues of increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for mild traumatic brain injury with residuals of vertigo are pending.

The Board has determined that additional actions are required to address the Veteran's claims, including clarifying whether a psychiatric disorder claim is resolved and scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on multiple issues, including mood disorder due to TBI, seizure disorder due to TBI, vertigo, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for vertigo and fibromyalgia need further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's current vertigo and fibromyalgia may be related to her in-service symptoms and conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran's symptoms of nausea, dizziness, and loss of balance are not related to service or a service-connected disability. Therefore, his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea, fractures to the left wrist/hand, vertigo, and nose/sinus/throat problems did not begin in service or are otherwise related to service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and personnel records. The VA will then review the claims and provide a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, asthma, hypertension, skin cancer, knot on left leg (shin), and Meniere's disease were denied as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the RO.