Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, vertigo, and a head injury as no new and relevant evidence was received to warrant readjudication of the claims.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome from June 16, 2020, but denied an initial compensable rating prior to that date.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition, bilateral shoulder condition, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and cervical vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for low back condition and left lumbar radicular pain, but dismissed claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee joint pain, deviated septum, sinusitis, hearing loss, vertigo, and left foot condition. An initial 10 percent rating was granted for irritable colon syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (also claimed as vestibular dysfunction) due to a lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the condition and active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a lack of complete National Guard records and outstanding non-VA medical records, as well as inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, finding it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records, verifying a claimed in-service stressor, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of May 4, 2021 for the award of a 70 percent rating for traumatic brain injury with posttraumatic stress disorder and vertigo.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for multiple conditions, and the Board has no further jurisdiction to consider these matters.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied service connection for vertigo.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of vertigo and/or dizziness to obtain a new medical opinion as the previous ones were found inadequate.

The appeal was denied for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular damage with vertigo of the left ear, and remanded for further evaluation of other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, vertigo, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, vertigo, and illyngophobia as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or their association with the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and vertigo as secondary to a service-connected disability, but remanded the claims for low back disability, right knee disability, upper right paraspinal disability, and rectal bleeding.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI residuals were granted a 100 percent rating effective June 18, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and migraines, both directly related to the Veteran's military service. The claim for vertigo was remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for TBI residuals, a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI, and a 50 percent disability rating for headaches.