Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for Meniere's disease to schedule an additional examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease as secondary to tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting the current diagnosis, while remanding the claim for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo for further development.

The Board granted service connection for skin disabilities, to include actinic keratosis and residuals of squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma with scarring, due to exposure to toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs). The claims for vertigo and diabetes mellitus were remanded.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for an increased disability rating of 100 percent for Meniere's disease, including vertigo, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus balance issues, nausea, sleep disturbance, and psychological impact symptoms was granted.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including vertigo, knee disabilities, radiculopathies, PTSD, shin splints, depression, GERD, and IBS.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial disability rating for the peripheral vestibular condition and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the scar status post cervical spine surgery.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative arthritis and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for vertigo secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI) for additional development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and vertigo as additional development is necessary to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for vertigo and an ear condition was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted the readjudication of service connection for diabetes, but denied or remanded other claims based on a lack of new and relevant evidence or due to incomplete medical records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's Disease, a back disability, and bilateral wrist tendonitis to obtain additional VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for bruxism and migraine/ headaches as secondary to a service-connected mental disorder, but dismissed the claims for degenerative arthritis lumbar spine with strain (back condition) and vertigo due to procedural issues. The claim for tinnitus was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and vertigo, with the latter being granted under the PACT Act. The decision also denied several effective date claims and remanded multiple issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo to ensure that all relevant VA treatment records are associated with the claims file.

The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for Meniere's disease, after October 1, 2018.

The Veteran withdrew all of his pending appeals explicitly, unambiguously, and with a full understanding of the consequences thereof.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, IBS, bilateral restless leg syndrome, vertigo, GAD, persistent depressive disorder, and tinnitus. The appeal was denied for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating, and TDIU is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of vertigo during the appeal period.