Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and bilateral knee arthritis. The Veteran's currently diagnosed vertigo is related to her military service, while the bilateral knee arthritis claim remains pending as there are no medical opinions indicating it is not related to service.

The Veteran's peripheral vestibular dysfunction results in more than occasional dizziness and requires him to stop all movement and squat or rest to avoid staggering, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's vertigo and acquired psychiatric disorder were found to have onset in service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's additional disabilities, including abdominal hernia, right leg lumbar plexopathy, erectile dysfunction, and head trauma with residuals of double vision and vertigo, are not considered to be a result of carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA. The complications were known potential outcomes of the AAA surgery.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a chronic disability manifested by dizziness, vertigo, and difficulty with balance (Meniere's disease) at any time since the Veteran's claim. The Veteran's symptoms are attributed to his service-connected hearing loss and adjustment disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including excessive alcohol consumption and several unspecified disorders. The decision concluded that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original denial.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability of frostbite or its residuals, blurry vision, recurrent heat stroke, drooling, whole body muscle pain and tightness, hyperglycemia, back disability, bronchitis, or vertigo. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's syndrome before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, to include as secondary to service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran seeks service connection for vertigo, claimed as dizziness. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete information from the Veteran regarding medical records. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of service-connected PTSD. The issues of service connection for memory loss and benign positional vertigo have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected benign positional vertigo is currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to June 9, 2012 and 10 percent from that date forward. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate examination and incomplete medical records. The case will be reviewed again with a new VA examination.

The Veteran's TBI with vertigo, migraine headaches associated with the condition, and bilateral tinnitus are now rated at 40 percent effective October 23, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the Veteran's vertigo is not attributable to his active duty military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her claims, including obtaining more recent VA treatment records.

The evidence does not support a diagnosis of Meniere's Disease, and the Board finds that any currently diagnosed peripheral vestibular disorder is not related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and a noncompensable rating for hearing loss. The Veteran's hearing loss disability is currently rated as noncompensably disabling, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.