Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a chronic disability manifested by benign positional vertigo, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, including as due to Vincent's angina with tonsillitis and due to mustard gas exposure. The evidence submitted since the last denial did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has found that the veteran's benign positional vertigo was incurred in service. The claims for migraine headaches and pelvic adhesions with pain are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and therefore denied all three issues of entitlement to service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of dizziness, vertigo, labyrinthitis, or hair loss and thus cannot grant service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected vertigo, which is the maximum schedular rating allowed under the applicable rating criteria.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus with a history of vestibulitis and vertigo, and suppurative otitis media are denied as his current disability does not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including bilateral ankle and foot disabilities, benign positional vertigo, lung disability, and PTSD, were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Board has determined that there is no persuasive medical evidence linking the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, or vertigo to his military service. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The case is being remanded to the RO for consideration of new evidence received by the veteran and forwarded from the Board. The issues on appeal will be reconsidered, including the right hand or wrist disability claim which may now include a reopening issue due to the submission of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a service-connected hearing loss, tinnitus, headache disorder (claimed as secondary to tinnitus), vertigo, or sinusitis.

The Board finds that it is as likely as not that the veteran has Meniere's syndrome, which is related to his service-connected sinusitis. Therefore, the claim for service connection for Meniere's syndrome secondary to sinusitis is granted.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and Meniere's disease, finding that the evidence did not establish a nexus between current disabilities and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic disease process manifested by motion intolerance, claimed as vertigo, motion sickness, and a middle ear disability as a result of his period of service.

The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's disease and depression, finding that both conditions were incurred during active service. The eye disease claim is remanded for further examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral osteosclerosis and vertigo secondary to left ear hearing loss warrant a 10 percent initial rating each, as these conditions are already rated based on their primary service-connected disabilities. No additional ratings can be granted.

The Board has determined that the current rating decision denying service connection for vertigo should be remanded due to a failure to provide proper VCAA notice.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU and his increased rating for headaches. The case is being remanded to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case on the increased rating for headaches.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed left arm, shoulder, and elbow disorder and chronic vertigo are not service-connected. The evaluation for his service-connected wrist injury is also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.