Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD and vertigo symptoms have been granted an increased rating of 70 percent, effective from August 27, 2021. The decision also dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) as moot.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, hypothyroidism, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression) due to insufficient medical evidence on file.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, ankle disorders, vertigo, tinea pedis, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for further evaluation or evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease is rated at 60 percent, and the Board has granted a 100 percent rating for this condition. The appeal regarding entitlement to a TDIU was dismissed as moot since it was already granted in full.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to May 10, 2011 and initial disability ratings are remanded due to a lack of prior claims and incomplete medical records.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of vertigo during service or at any time related to service, and therefore denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD with MDD and TBI with vertigo are currently rated at 30 percent from January 23, 2014 to October 30, 2016. The Veteran seeks a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection for left leg disability, erectile dysfunction, vertigo, or radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus the TDIU claim is denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, was caused or aggravated by his military service.,His bilateral shoulder strain developed as a result of his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for equilibrium vertigo (to include dizziness, labyrinthitis, and hypotension) and degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy due to outstanding VA and non-VA records.

The Veteran's Meniere's disease was incurred in service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal conditions are granted. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea is denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is insufficient to decide whether the Veteran's Meniere's syndrome is service-connected, and therefore remands for further medical development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury, vertigo, low back disability, left ankle and right ankle disabilities, left arm and right arm disabilities, left elbow and right elbow disabilities, left foot and right foot disabilities, left hand little finger, right hand little finger, left hand index finger, right hand index finger, left hand long finger, right hand long finger, left hand ring finger, right hand ring finger, left hand thumb, right hand thumb, left knee, right knee, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity cold exposure, right upper extremity cold exposure, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability have also been remanded.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo, service-connected PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and migraines.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a peripheral vestibular disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims for various conditions, including vertigo, left and right shoulder disabilities, bilateral ankle disabilities, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, vertigo, low back pain, and a left knee disorder are remanded due to incomplete service personnel records. The AOJ is instructed to verify the dates of service in July 1987.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates as they were subsumed by prior decisions, and there was no legal merit to claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the July 1969 rating decision.