Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The veteran was granted increased ratings for PTSD with TBI, Meniere's disease with TBI, and headaches, effective October 22, 2020, and October 22, 2021, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia, remanded the claims for vertigo and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for Meniere's disease was dismissed, and the evaluation of 4th cranial nerve palsy, 6th cranial nerve palsy, vertical strabismus, and dry eye syndrome remained at 30 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, peripheral vestibular disease, and an increased rating for PTSD. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C was granted. The claim for vestibular disability was denied, and the dental condition claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing the existence of a current disability at or recent to the time of filing. The claim was also remanded for further consideration regarding Meniere's disease.

Service connection for sinusitis, cervical spine arthritis, and upper extremity radiculopathy was denied. Service connection for OSA, headaches, vertigo, and lumbar spine arthritis was remanded.

The appeals for service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction and vertigo were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them in correspondence prior to the Board's decision.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing direct causation and secondary service connection.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to an untimely appeal.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the absence of a current disability. The claims for left ear hearing loss and vertigo were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for tension headaches and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

The Board denied service connection for disability related to asbestos and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected prostate cancer, while remanding the claim for vertigo due to potential toxic exposure.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died before a decision could be made. The dismissal does not affect the right of an eligible person to take the Veteran's place to continue the appeal on the pending claim.

Service connection for vertigo, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, left shin splint condition, traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, left wrist condition, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy was denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right wrist condition, back condition, and right ankle condition was remanded.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted. Service connection for recurrent ear infections was also granted. However, several disability rating increases were denied.

The appeal for service connection of Meniere's syndrome was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.

Service connection for a headache disability, vertigo, and bruxism is denied. Service connection for a right eye disability is granted. Effective dates for erectile dysfunction and PTSD with cannabis use disorder are granted. A 70 percent rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are granted. Claims for TBI, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current headache disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current vertigo disability.,The Board found no competent evidence of a current bruxism disability.,The Veteran's right eye disability was at least as likely as not incurred during service.,The effective date for erectile dysfunction is December 12, 2022.,The effective date for PTSD with cannabis use disorder is January 26, 2021.