Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board found that any current Mônière's disease was not caused or chronically worsened by the veteran's service-connected conditions, including chronic bilateral otitis media or externa, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness/vertigo associated with chronic bilateral otitis media or externa, and headaches. Therefore, service connection for Mônière's disease is not established.

The veteran's non-service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied service connection for vestibular dysfunction and actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma, finding that the current diagnoses are not related to service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder, Meniere's disease, and vertigo due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, low back pain and chronic degenerative arthritis, vertigo, and onychomycosis hyloma. The conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a disability manifested by vertigo or dizziness, finding that there is no evidence of current disability related to her active service.

The veteran's Meniere's disease with vestibular neuritis was granted a 100 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.

The Board denied an initial evaluation greater than 60 percent for Meniere's disease from March 29, 2002 to November 12, 2002.

The Board finds that the veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service grenade explosion, and thus grants service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and a higher rating for his vertigo. The case is being remanded to obtain updated medical records, provide VCAA notice, and schedule the veteran for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of a head injury, left knee disorder, back disorder, or right arm disorder that are related to service. As such, these claims for service connection are denied.

The Board found no current disabilities associated with the veteran's complaints of earaches, headaches, and vertigo. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected vestibular neuronitis, effective as of the date of the decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for his claimed conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed positional vertigo is not related to his active service or his service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss. Service connection for hypertension, as secondary to PTSD, was denied due to insufficient evidence of aggravation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and bilateral hearing loss, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for vertigo, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to support the claim.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his vertigo disability was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome and denied his request for a higher initial rating for chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and Meniere's disease were denied. The claim to reopen a previously denied psychiatric disability other than PTSD was also denied.