Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations for his vertigo and PTSD disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions in December 1968. New evidence submitted since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's current vertigo is not related to his service, specifically noting that there was no evidence of a nexus between his head injury in 1969 and his current condition. The skin rash issue remains pending as it has been recharacterized.

The Board denied service connection for migraines and dizziness/vertigo, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo or dizziness, and headaches are not service-connected as they were not incurred during active duty or due to a disease or injury of service origin. The VA examiner found that the current conditions do not have a direct link to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral defective hearing and Meniere's disease, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within the presumptive period. The claim was also denied for an increased rating for post-operative tonsillectomy.

The Veteran's current headaches with vertigo, disorientation, and syncope are not considered to be related to his service or a TBI incurred in service. The Board found that the evidence did not show an organic disease of the nervous system within one year of separation from service, nor could it establish continuity of symptomatology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, hay fever, allergies, sinus conditions, lumbar spine disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower leg, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left foot disorder, vertigo, headaches, psychiatric disorder, and hypertension. The Board also denied extraschedular consideration for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to determine if his current disabilities are related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for Meniere's syndrome with bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness. The RO had previously granted a 30 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome in December 1976.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and did not address the other claims. The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied vertigo claim was unsuccessful, as new evidence submitted since the last denial is cumulative or redundant of previous evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo, dizziness and right vestibular disorder is secondary to his service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to protect himself from the hazards and dangers of his daily environment without the regular aid and assistance of another person, warranting special monthly compensation based on the need for the aid and attendance of another person.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder, headaches, and vertigo. The skin disorder was not linked to Agent Orange exposure or active military service. Headaches were not found to be related to the service-connected forehead scar or head injury in service.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected endolymphatic hydrops (vertigo) with tinnitus and sensorineural deafness, left ear.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, may not be presumed to have been incurred in service and is not proximately due to or the result of the service-connected bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.

The Board found no evidence of vertigo or DDD and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine during service, and there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a connection between these conditions and service. The Veteran's current back condition was not shown during service or for years thereafter.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for vertigo.,His claim of reopening the bilateral hearing loss claim has been reopened due to new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have service connection for vertigo or tinnitus, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board grants a TDIU.