Vertigo & vestibular disorders Board decisions

The Veteran's vertigo is currently rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer, TMJ disorder, bilateral high-frequency hearing loss, and PVD. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including TBI, vertigo, sleep apnea, and neurological impairment of the upper and lower extremities due to cold exposure, have been dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran does not have these conditions or their claimed causes.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to incomplete records, including a lack of private treatment records. The Veteran's Meniere's disease and obstructive sleep apnea are being reviewed again as there may be new evidence or information that was not considered previously.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of vertigo or related disability during the period on appeal, and thus service connection for vertigo cannot be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, BPPV, athlete's foot, IBS, and sinusitis. The claim for a compensable rating for ED was also denied.,No new evidence or changes in regulations were considered in this decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for post traumatic Meniere's disease with associated residuals is granted, effective August 13, 2013. The claim for a rating greater than 30 percent prior to March 9, 2021, for Meniere's disease with associated residuals is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and a need for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete records. The Veteran is entitled to additional etiology opinions on his acquired psychiatric, respiratory, cardiac, vestibular, hearing loss/tinnitus, and orthopedic disabilities.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy disabilities, which have rendered him wheelchair dependent and unable to perform daily tasks.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo as he failed to report for a necessary VA examination without showing good cause.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is productive of hearing acuity no worse than Level II in the right ear and Level II in the left ear, resulting in a noncompensable rating.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for breast cancer, bilateral mastectomy, RLS, and vertigo due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's vertigo and Meniere's disease are found to be aggravated by his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, warranting service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and four other conditions, finding that these conditions were not incurred or related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder with TBI was denied as the evidence did not show total social and occupational impairment.

The Veteran's service-connected right vestibular disorder, characterized by hearing impairment with attacks of vertigo and cerebellar gait occurring more than once weekly, is granted a rating of 100 percent.

Service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and chronic bronchitis is granted.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis, nephrolithiasis (renal calculi), diverticulitis, and colon polyps are not entitled to increased ratings.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional VA examinations.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of Meniere's disease, and the Board has dismissed this claim.