Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and peripheral vestibular disorder due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition and denied increased ratings for various conditions, but granted an initial 10 percent rating for a pilonidal cyst scar from March 7, 2024 and granted TDIU.

The Board remands the matter for another VA examination to evaluate the severity of the Veteran's Meniere's disease due to an inadequate February 2018 VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right hand fracture, to include osteoarthritis, and remanded the claim for vertigo.

The Board granted reinstatement of the 100 percent rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals and a separate 30 percent disability rating for vertigo, among other decisions.

The Board granted service connection for migraine including migraine variants and recurrent vertigo/dizziness, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The appeal for several conditions, including insomnia, hypertension, and various disabilities, was dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for TBI residuals, a separate 30 percent rating for a peripheral vestibular disorder associated with service-connected TBI, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 9, 2022.

The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for vertigo with tinnitus, the maximum schedular rating for peripheral vestibular disorders.

The appeal pertaining to entitlement to service connection for a vestibular disorder was dismissed due to procedural defects in the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted compensation and service connection for various conditions, including those under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for an ear disability, diagnosed as otitis media, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), and mastoiditis, but denied service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right acoustic neuroma with vertigo, as there was insufficient evidence to reflect occasional staggering.

The Board remands the claims for a pulmonary disorder and vertigo to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted an initial increased disability evaluation rating of 40 percent for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, lumbar muscle spasm prior to January 16, 2020, and denied a higher rating from that date. The appeal was also remanded for further consideration regarding dizziness and vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for a brain aneurysm and its residuals, including vertigo, equilibrium problems, dizziness and nausea, numbness and tingling left side, disability manifested by grafted muscle tissue for brain surgery, decreased vision, and headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, vertigo, migraine headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, a left hip condition, and a right hip condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo/Meniere's disease and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flatfeet, and a bilateral knee disorder for readjudication with new evidence.