Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board remands the service connection claims for tinnitus and vertigo to obtain VA examinations due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an effective date of August 21, 2019, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with depressive disorder and granted service connection for headaches and vertigo as secondary to the service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, back pain, dizziness, headaches, and hypertension, as well as a higher rating for tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that it was caused or aggravated by service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for an increased initial rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) to correct a duty-to-assist error related to outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate cancer, a disability manifested by lower extremity numbness, and vertigo due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder degenerative arthritis and denied it for Meniere's syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no medical nexus between the veteran's current vertigo and his active service or his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling appropriate VA examinations to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder/vertigo, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and 20 percent for right and left knee strains, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to outstanding records, TERA compliance, and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for head scars and denied increased ratings for left knee osteoarthritis, right ankle disability, and PTSD with TBI and vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, neck disability, and vestibular disability to schedule appropriate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin disability, respiratory disability, bilateral knee disabilities, vertigo, and kidney disease due to inadequate VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted, while the claim for peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a vertigo disability, secondary to service-connected tinnitus and/or hearing loss, due to an inadequate opinion regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including shoulder, hand, foot, respiratory, and gastrointestinal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2022, for the award of service connection for multiple conditions including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, chronic (claimed as depression), deviated septum with rhinitis, vertigo, sleep apnea, cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).