Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for vertigo associated with the service-connected TBI, but denied an increased disability rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and MDD and TBI.

The Board granted service connection for acute right ankle strain, left ankle strain, left knee strain, and neck strain but denied service connection for right hand thumb pain and a vestibular condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Meniere's disease claim requires further examination and analysis due to a duty-to-assist error, and thus remands the case for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for Meniere's disease, finding no current disability of Meniere's disease.

The Board has denied service connection for scars, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. The Veteran's peripheral vestibular disorder was also denied as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal by the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran's service connection claims for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and bilateral hand disability, manifesting as bilateral hand pain, have been granted. The claim of service connection for hepatitis is being remanded.,Service connection has been established for BPPV and bilateral hand disability, manifesting as bilateral hand pain, based on credible lay evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The issues of TBI, psychiatric disability, sleep impairment, headache, vestibular disorder, shoulder disabilities, knee, ankle, foot, and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's tinnitus, headaches, and vertigo are granted service connection. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for anxiety is remanded as a VA examination is required.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for Meniere's syndrome, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to support a claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's disease as there is no current diagnosis of this condition in her medical records.

The Veteran's Meniere's syndrome, which encompasses hearing impairment, tinnitus, and vertigo, is now rated at 100 percent from December 9, 2020. Additionally, SMC based on the statutory housebound rate is granted beginning December 9, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining private treatment records and reviewing evidence added to the claims file since the March 2023 Supplemental Statement of the Case. The Veteran's TDIU rating claim is being referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular evaluation prior to May 22, 2024.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for her 100% disability rating for Meniere's syndrome is remanded due to missing documents from the March 2011 decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the ratings for PTSD, TBI with neurocognitive disorder and vertigo, and a right thumb scar. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's request for an extension of the period for filing a VA Form 10182 as to the March 2021 decision on service connection issues is dismissed because the appeal has already been pending and docketed at the Board.

The appeal to restore a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The appeals for service connection of migraines and BPPV are remanded.

The appeal for service connection of Meniere's disease is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's right ear condition with dizziness is granted service connection. The claims for left ear, heart, chest pain, prostate, stomach, neck, back, hip, ankle, and foot conditions are denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.