Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of current hearing loss in the left ear and opined that service connection for right ear hearing loss is not warranted due to lack of aggravation. Service connection was denied for otitis media and Meniere's disease as there is no current diagnosis or link to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations of his bilateral hearing loss disability and service connection for Meniere's syndrome, finding no legal basis to award an increased schedular evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a vertigo disorder and right ear hearing loss, finding no evidence of current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease with vertigo and cerebellar gait, finding that it did not meet the criteria due to lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between his service-connected hearing loss in the left ear and his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for xerosis and other conditions, including gastroesophageal reflux disease, vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome, folliculitis, right ankle disability, aphthous ulcers, sinus tachycardia, rhinosinusitis, hypertension, migraine headaches, and bilateral hearing loss. The psychiatric condition is also service connected.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's disease as there is no evidence of in-service acoustic trauma or disease that could be linked to these conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 100 percent for the veteran's service-connected Meniere's syndrome, finding that her symptoms more closely approximate those required for a 100 percent rating.

The VA granted service connection for the residuals of a head injury, including headaches and vertigo, with a 10 percent rating effective from February 20, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding that there was no competent evidence linking his current diagnosis to his active military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's dizziness and vertigo were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and was not proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected hearing loss or tinnitus. As a result, the claim for service connection for dizziness and vertigo was denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have Meniere's disease or headaches related to military service and denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's syndrome disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during his military service. The VA examinations and medical records do not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service. The petition to reopen a claim for bilateral hearing loss is addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and vertigo, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the veteran's Meniere's disease and vertigo are causally linked to service, warranting a grant of service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for vertigo, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and Meniere's syndrome. The veteran was not granted service connection for an anxiety disorder as secondary to the service-connected shell fragment wound to the right arm and wrist.,Service connection was denied because there is no medical evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 23, 2004, for the grant of service connection for Meniere's disease. The decision stated that the earliest effective date he could receive is September 23, 2004, as it was more than a year after his separation from military service.

The veteran's current diagnosis of vertigo was not present during his active duty and is not linked to his military service. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's vertigo is related to his time in the military, including any potential exposure to herbicides.