Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, to include degenerative arthritis. The other issues are remanded.

The appeal for earlier effective dates for the award of an initial 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches and DEA benefits was withdrawn, while the claims for a higher rating and special monthly compensation for Meniere's disease were granted.

The Board denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, finding no evidence of the condition during service or within one year of separation and noting that the Veteran's current disabilities were not related to her in-service duties. The issue of service connection for vertigo is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an effective date prior to March 30, 2018, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board also denied a compensable rating prior September 13, 2023, and a rating in excess of 10 percent on and after September 13, 2023, for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for depression, peptic ulcer, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, bilateral ankle condition, bilateral elbow condition, foot condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral wrist condition as the persuasive weight of the evidence indicated these conditions were not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to active service.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, a left hip disorder, and a right hip disorder. However, it granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the service-connected headaches.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hearing loss, and vertigo/Meniere's disease as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for a vestibular schwannoma with associated vertigo, hearing impairment, and facial paralysis based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 1, 2003, for service connection for vertigo based on clear and unmistakable error in a March 1995 rating decision. The Board found that service treatment records unavailable at the time of the 1995 decision were duplicative of records already considered and would not have manifestly changed the outcome.

The Board granted restoration of the 100 percent disability rating for Meniere's syndrome and restored SMC based on housebound status effective September 1, 2020.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for vertigo, major depression/anxiety condition, and degenerative arthritis of both hands to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no further action can be taken on the claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to incomplete evidence.

The appeal for service connection for sinusitis, allergies, and vertigo was dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a psychiatric disability (anxiety), hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for vertigo, finding no evidence of a valid claim prior to August 27, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for sleep apnea. The claims for a cervical spine disability and bilateral radiculopathy were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache condition and peripheral vestibular condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's effective date for a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder was granted as of February 19, 2020.