Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current disequilibrium disorder to his active service and denied his claim for service connection for Meniere's disease.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 24, 1990 for the grant of service connection for Meniere's type syndrome.

The Board has granted an increased rating for interstitial keratitis to 30 percent effective from the date of claim, May 21, 1992.

The veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease has resulted in marked loss of balance, frequent falling, and weakness and limitation of motion of the hips, necessitating regular use of a wheelchair. The Board finds that these conditions meet the criteria for specially adapted housing.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and a back disorder, finding that new evidence supports these claims. The veteran's symptoms of dizziness, ear pain, and hearing loss during service are considered to be manifestations of his later diagnosed Meniere's disease. For the back disorder, the Board found that the veteran incurred injury in service resulting in lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, backaches, and headaches due to undiagnosed illness. The claims were not reopened for residuals of an abortion.

The Board found that the veteran's left vestibular paresis was incurred as a result of an acoustic injury during active duty service.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for Meniere's syndrome with defective hearing, finding that the current evaluation of 30 percent is appropriate based on his symptoms and audiometric results.

The veteran's unauthorized hospitalization was not for a service-connected condition or to treat an aggravating pre-existing condition. The Board found that the treatment was unrelated to any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development and medical opinions regarding the veteran's Meniere's disease.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, and also denied his claims for Eustachian tube dysfunction and labyrinthitis with vertigo.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the appellant's current conditions, including PTB, hypertension, and vertigo. The claims were denied as there was insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a right vestibular nerve resection due to recurrent Meniere's disease is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and manifestations of undiagnosed illnesses, were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not submit well-grounded claims for these issues.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected post traumatic concussive syndrome manifested by persistent, recurrent headaches and positional vertigo, finding that a rating higher than 10 percent was not warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and vertigo, as well as his requests for increased ratings for his hearing loss and left ear pain. The temporary total disability ratings based on hospitalizations in 1994 and 1995 were granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss and vertigo are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between current disabilities and service.

The Board denied an effective date prior to September 21, 1995 for a grant of service connection for Meniere's disease with endolymphatic hydrops, bilateral defective hearing and tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease and bilateral defective hearing in December 1986, finding that the conditions began after service. The veteran argues that new evidence should have been considered to grant earlier effective dates.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's syndrome effective June 4, 1996. The veteran was awarded a 30 percent disability rating for this condition.