Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board has determined that the claimed upper and mid-back injuries with chronic daily pain, vertigo (dizzy spells), excessive tingling in extremities and head, intermittent diplopia (blurred vision), and intermittent head numbness are not proximately due to or the result of service-connected head trauma.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and positional vertigo due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to his service-connected mastoiditis or military service.

The Board finds that the veteran's need for regular aid and attendance is established, meeting the criteria set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 3.352(a).

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of a perforated eardrum, Meniere's disease is not related to service, and hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service. Therefore, these claims were denied.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic vertigo and chronic bilateral lower extremity cold injury residuals including peripheral neuropathy. The veteran's claim of service connection for hepatitis C is remanded to the RO.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding that it is not associated with his active military duty or his service-connected hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and TDIU were denied. The Board found that no evidence was submitted prior to the assigned effective dates.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for peptic ulcer disease at a hearing before the Board.

The veteran's service-connected vertigo, right foot fractures, and left hallux avulsed with onychocryptosis have been granted initial compensable disability ratings. The rating for the cervical spine has also been increased.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and Meniere's disease, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his military service. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no positive association between exposure to herbicides and any other condition warranting a presumption of service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for brain syndrome and respiratory disorder. The claims of service connection for hiatal hernia, lumbar discogenic syndrome, and duodenal ulcer remain unresolved.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service records and treatment records from Sutter Hospital. The veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a hearing before the Board. The veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for Meniere's disease are pending.

The Board found no evidence of a right foot injury during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and vertigo. The left leg gunshot wound was evaluated as noncompensable.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dizziness or Meniere's disease, pituitary adenoma, and diabetes mellitus were not incurred in service.,Service connection for these conditions was denied as there is no evidence linking them to service.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Meniere Disease was not incurred in or related to active service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has remanded the case for further evaluation of dizziness and a determination on service connection for Meniere's syndrome. The veteran is also alleged to have constant dizziness and staggering.

The Board has determined that the effective date for a 60 percent disability evaluation for service-connected Meniere's syndrome and bilateral hearing loss with tinnitus should be June 12, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is likely due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for vertigo remains pending.