Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine if the veteran's Meniere's syndrome, hearing loss, and tinnitus are related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo/dizziness, bilateral knee disability, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were all denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions in service or related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere's disease is aggravated by her service-connected anxiety disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the adjudication of the veteran's claims, including a VA audiological examination for his bilateral hearing loss and an ENT evaluation to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed dizziness/vertigo.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have Meniere's syndrome that was incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it secondary to his service-connected bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus of the left ear.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease warrants an initial rating of 100 percent, effective August 15, 2001.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disorder and has found that new and material evidence supports this claim. The condition is presumed to have first manifested in service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of stapedectomy with vestibular impairment and vertigo, tinnitus, and right ear hearing loss have been denied. The RO found that the maximum rating available under applicable diagnostic codes is already assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for Meniere's syndrome, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service. The claim for entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based upon individual unemployability was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have Meniere's disease and that his vertigo is manifested by occasional dizziness. Therefore, service connection for Meniere's disease cannot be granted, and a higher evaluation for vertigo remains denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed bilateral hand disability, skin condition, sinusitis or vertigo. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The VA determined that the appellant is not in need of regular aid and attendance or substantially confined to her home, thus denying her claim for special monthly death pension.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Board videoconference hearing at the RO in Nashville, TN. The case will be readjudicated after this.

The veteran's current dizziness and vertigo are not considered to be caused by the November 1975 VA surgery for his right ear hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. However, his claim for anxiety neurosis was reopened and granted, as were the claims for vertigo resulting in loss of balance with broken bones and arthritis.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for benign positional vertigo and headaches, but denied reopening of his claim for service connection for benign positional vertigo. The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine the etiology of his headaches.

The Board denied service connection for head injury residuals and bilateral broken hips, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service experiences and grants service connection for this condition. The issue of whether positional vertigo is secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss remains under further review.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and did not reopen his claims for service connection for hypertension and vertigo due to lack of new and material evidence.