Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere's disease warrants a disability rating of 60 percent, reflecting symptoms including frequent vertigo attacks and cerebellar gait.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and seeking an opinion on whether any diagnosed ear conditions are related to a pre-existing perforated eardrum.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition, bilateral hearing loss, and vertigo. The veteran did not meet the criteria for these conditions during or after his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes and denied service connection for Meniere's disease. The examiner concluded that the veteran's conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vertigo is a result of his active military service and grants service connection for this condition. The issue regarding bilateral knee conditions remains pending as it was not addressed in detail.

The veteran's cervical and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, bilateral eye conditions (including cataracts and glaucoma), blurred vision of the left eye, concussion, peripheral vestibular disorder, tinnitus, and depression are not related to his military service. The veteran does not have any service-connected disabilities that would allow him to be granted a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and other claimed disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service.

The veteran's vertigo with a history of blurred vision is rated at 30 percent, the highest available under Diagnostic Code 6204. The left shoulder disability remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further evidentiary development, including a VA compensation examination and consideration of evidence regarding in-service noise exposure.

The Board has denied service connection for a right low back disorder due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury and the absence of continuity of symptomatology. Service connection is granted for inner ear disorders (vertigo and dizziness) secondary to service-connected tinnitus, but further examination is needed as the issue remains pending.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, but new evidence was received that may reopen his claim for a low back disability. The veteran is presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's Meniere's disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere's disease is not related to his active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder, claimed as vertigo, was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to have been so incurred due to Agent Orange exposure. The Board also determined there was no evidence of aggravation of a pre-existing condition during service.

The veteran's service-connected labyrinthitis and Meniere's disease with tinnitus and left ear hearing loss disability meets or more nearly approximates the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6205, effective from July 19, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have Meniere's disease that is attributable to his active military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current vertigo and tinnitus are not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining authentication of supporting statements and securing treatment records. The veteran's inner ear disability is being evaluated to determine if it is related to service noise trauma.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for vertigo, and denied an effective date prior to February 12, 1992, for the grant of service connection for residuals of a medial collateral ligament strain of the left knee. The rating for the left knee was also denied, as was the request for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.