Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2001

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current disequilibrium disorder to his active service and denied his claim for service connection for Meniere's disease.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 24, 1990 for the grant of service connection for Meniere's type syndrome.

The Board has granted an increased rating for interstitial keratitis to 30 percent effective from the date of claim, May 21, 1992.

The veteran's service-connected Meniere's disease has resulted in marked loss of balance, frequent falling, and weakness and limitation of motion of the hips, necessitating regular use of a wheelchair. The Board finds that these conditions meet the criteria for specially adapted housing.

The Board denied service connection for dizziness, backaches, and headaches due to undiagnosed illness. The claims were not reopened for residuals of an abortion.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and a back disorder, finding that new evidence supports these claims. The veteran's symptoms of dizziness, ear pain, and hearing loss during service are considered to be manifestations of his later diagnosed Meniere's disease. For the back disorder, the Board found that the veteran incurred injury in service resulting in lumbosacral strain.