Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent abdominal disability to include paraganglioma excision residuals and a recurrent vestibular disability manifested by dizziness, balance issues, and vertigo due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for vertigo and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board denied the application to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right elbow disability, digestive disorder other than GERD, dizziness/vertigo disorder, STD, skin disorders of the toes and face, ears, neck, and jawline.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a separate 30 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as a residual of the service-connected TBI, but denied initial compensable ratings for both the TBI residuals and migraine.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate with anxious features, and unspecified depressive disorder, as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for Meniere's disease, finding the evidence to be in at least approximate balance that it is related to the Veteran's military service. The asthma claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the application to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for the dismissal of previously granted conditions.

The Board denied an increased rating for tinnitus and granted higher ratings for the low back disability, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and vertigo due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining medical opinions.

The Veteran's residuals of perforated right eardrum with related conditions are granted a 100 percent rating effective June 12, 2006.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for vestibular migraines and residuals of basal cell carcinomas, and assigned a 60 percent rating from February 23, 2024, for the left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo due to a need for further development of evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo and headaches to obtain new VA medical opinions that address whether the Veteran's conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, as well as direct etiological opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and denied service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, vertigo, back disability, and left shoulder disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected Meniere's disease prior to August 16, 2021.

The Board granted restoration of a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective August 1, 2023. The claim for an increased rating was denied. Service connection claims for sinusitis, chest pain, and vertigo were remanded.

The Board remands the service connection claim for acoustic neuroma of the left vestibular nerve due to deficiencies in the previous adjudication, including an inadequate nexus opinion and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.