Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have Meniere's disease and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran is granted a separate 10% disability rating for tinnitus, effective June 10, 2002. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of various ear disabilities remains denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for otitis media, cervical spine disability, vertigo, and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar and dorsal spine. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for PTSD and Vertigo due to a lack of verified in-service stressors for PTSD, and no current disability for Vertigo.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence linking current vertigo to active service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to both issues on appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 100% evaluation of Meniere's Disease and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. 1114(s) were denied as there was no evidence showing an increase in disability prior to the date of receipt of his claims, and he did not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation at that time.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of decompression sickness, including vertigo and hearing loss due to a lack of current evidence supporting such claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder with intermittent tinnitus warrants a 10 percent disability rating, but not an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and vertigo, finding that these conditions are causally related to the veteran's exposure to acoustic trauma during his military service.

The Board found that the appellant's Meniere's disease was not caused by in-service noise exposure or his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 15, 1999 for the grant of service connection for vertigo was granted. The effective date is set at January 17, 1996, the date of receipt of his initial claim.

The Board granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected Meniere's syndrome, finding that his daily attacks of vertigo and dizziness warranted this rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant's need for regular aid and attendance is established, given her physical and mental incapacities. Her claim for additional allowance based on this need is granted.

The veteran's current neurological problems, including vertigo with dizziness and tinnitus, are etiologically related to an in-service accident. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for Meniere's syndrome, resulting in a 'mixed' disposition as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and vertigo secondary to a head injury, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these previously denied claims.

The veteran's Meniere's Syndrome with associated hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness is rated at a 60 percent disability rating effective April 9, 1993.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's current vertigo is not causally or etiologically related to his active service. The VA medical records and private medical records do not support a link between the veteran's vertigo and his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied across multiple conditions, with the exception of a denial on the merits for right ear hearing loss due to lack of appeal. The claim for acne vulgaris was also denied on the merits.