Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to August 11, 2007 are not supported by the evidence. His claim for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo, also claimed as Meniere's Disease, was not incurred in service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected right thumb scar as a residual of dog bite is currently rated at the maximum schedular evaluation (10%) and no higher. The Veteran's benign positional vertigo, also related to head injury in service, has been granted with a 10% rating since September 20, 2006.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease was rated at 40 percent prior to March 18, 2000. The rating has been increased to 70 percent for the period from March 1, 2002 onwards.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected due to noise exposure during his military service. However, there was no evidence linking his current vertigo to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and to obtain missing medical records, including those from Dr. Boerner, Dr. Rennick, Dr. Maziar, and Dr. Sieg.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right subacute cerebellar embolic infarct and vestibular neuritis requires additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting an examination to determine current condition and any residuals.

The Board found that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability, whether or not due to Meniere's disease, is not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, labyrinthitis and vertigo, and otitis media and externa due to a lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not shown to be related to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's Meniere's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease. The decision found insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo is more likely than not aggravated by medications taken for his service-connected PTSD with panic disorder, and thus secondary service connection is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, peripheral vestibular disorder (balance), and a left ear drum disorder, all claimed as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a fractured mandible. The evidence does not support finding that these conditions are related to active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current vertigo is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected conversion hysteria reaction with petit mal seizures, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for vertigo is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for earaches, headaches, and vertigo, as well as his increased ratings for tinnitus, fragment wounds, left ear and face, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and TDIU. The evidence did not establish current disabilities associated with these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis, vertigo, and bilateral hearing loss have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of these conditions in the record, and there is insufficient evidence to establish a link between any diagnosed condition and active service.