Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and confirming the location of the veteran's last audiological evaluation.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding no medical evidence linking his current condition to any incident in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 50 percent disability rating, and he is entitled to a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of a peripheral vestibular disorder that is proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected disability of tinnitus. Therefore, the claim for secondary service connection for a peripheral vestibular disorder is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic lumbosacral spine disability or hearing loss in service, and the veteran's assertions regarding such were not supported by medical records. The Board denied all claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and chronic vestibulopathy. The claim for service connection for hearing loss was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere's disease, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus were aggravated by military service.

The veteran seeks service connection for vertigo. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the claimed vertigo and service, or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, mastoiditis, and vertigo. The duodenal ulcer is currently rated at 10%.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of nexus between these conditions and his period of active duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the veteran's Meniere's disease is related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, and whether he likely has Meniere's disease.

The veteran's service-connected benign positional vertigo is manifested by dizziness and occasional staggering. The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for this condition.

The Board found no evidence of current eye or vertigo conditions and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current 30 percent rating for vestibular disorder is the highest available under applicable diagnostic codes, and there was no evidence to warrant a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left hand numbness as secondary to a service-connected disability, specifically the veteran's residuals of head trauma. The other issues remain pending.

The veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for rupture of the left Achilles tendon and bilateral hearing loss were denied. Service connection was not established for tendonitis of the left elbow, disability of the thoracic spine, disability of the left great toe, or disability of the right shoulder.

The Board found that the veteran's benign positional vertigo and headaches were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and his sinusitis is currently asymptomatic. Therefore, the claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the veteran's vertigo, its relationship to service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss, and whether it is a separate disability.

The Board has denied an increased rating for subjective symptoms due to a post-operative subdural hematoma, including benign positional vertigo and bilateral upper quadrant scotoma.

The Board has granted the reduction of the veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from 30% to 20%, effective October 1, 2004.