Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), migraine headaches, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and remanded claims related to eye conditions, traumatic brain injury (TBI), temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), and tension headaches.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's vertigo, as due to his service-connected low back injury and bilateral radiculopathy.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities was withdrawn, and an effective date of April 7, 2023, was granted for a 40 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, but no higher, and the 30 percent evaluation for cervical spondylosis, but no higher. It also granted a 40 percent rating for radiculopathy right upper extremity from March 2, 2020.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for Meniere's disease and remanded the service connection claims for heart, essential tremors, brain, and diverticulosis disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo but dismissed the appeals for urinary frequency and restless leg syndrome due to the Veteran's withdrawal of those claims.

The Veteran was granted a rating of 60 percent, but no higher, from December 1, 2019 for the evaluation of Meniere's Syndrome with tinnitus. An earlier effective date than December 1, 2019 for service-connected Meniere's Syndrome with tinnitus was denied.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for migraine headaches, resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and dismissed the appeal of a claim for entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral Meniere's disease, finding a direct relationship to in-service acoustic trauma.

The appeal for service connection for insomnia, vertigo, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for atrial fibrillation and benign positional vertigo, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo as secondary to a service-connected disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as depression.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service-connected PTSD, TBI, and TDIU but denied earlier effective dates for the migraine headaches, petit mal epilepsy with vertigo, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease and remanded the claim for further development regarding vertigo.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss and vertigo due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal for service connection for Meniere's Disease was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and vertigo to obtain additional medical opinions that address the Veteran's theories of entitlement.