Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of December 18, 2013, for the award of service connection for Meniere's syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disorders, as well as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and vertigo, due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in an August 2023 rating decision granting service connection for Parkinson's disease and related symptoms.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain Social Security Administration records and an addendum opinion regarding vertigo.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a vestibular condition (claimed as vertigo).

The appeal for service connection for cyst right hand, ring finger and vertigo was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent submission of a Decision Review Request: Board Appeal (Notice of Disagreement) while HLR requests were still pending final adjudication.

The appeal regarding increased ratings for temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ) and residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was dismissed, as the veteran elected a Direct Review docket after a higher-level review request. Service connection for avitaminosis was denied.

The appeal for service connection for migraines was granted, while the claims for bruxism and earlier effective dates were denied. The appeal for depression was dismissed, but an initial rating of 30 percent disabled for vertigo was granted.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including emotional changes, weakness, difficulty concentrating, behavioral changes, cognitive impairment, decreased memory concentration and attention, memory loss, delayed reaction time, dizziness and vertigo, sleep disturbance, and difficulty hearing in noisy situations. The Veteran was also granted a 100 percent disability rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for an ear disability, including vertigo, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to October 17, 2014, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, left shoulder disability, maxillary sinusitis, left hip disability, and peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the October 2011 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right inguinal hernia scars and remanded claims related to hearing loss, GERD, hand arthritis, left ankle, and back disabilities. All other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right wrist disorders, a nosebleed disorder, and vertigo due to deficiencies in VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied the claims for revision of CUE in the December 2015 rating decision and granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo and lightheadedness with nausea, finding that it was not related to in-service Agent Orange exposure or secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and dismissed the claims for compensable ratings, except for remanding two service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address all symptomology and obtain relevant records from Vista Imaging.