Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and dizziness/vertigo due to incomplete records, need for clarification on speech discrimination testing, and additional VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's vertigo is secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The examiner needs to provide a more detailed opinion on this issue.

The Veteran's cancer may be related to exposure to Agent Orange while in service, but the agency of original jurisdiction needs to verify if he was within twelve nautical miles off the shores of Vietnam.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, including as secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and/or tinnitus. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to his service-connected disabilities. The Appellant's claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is rendered moot as a result.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for vertigo has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw all remaining issues associated with this appeal.

The Veteran's increased ratings for seventh cranial nerve paralysis, fifth and twelfth cranial nerve paralyses, and right ear otitis media with mastoidectomy and vertigo were denied. The effective date for the TDIU was also denied as it is not factually ascertainable that he met the criteria within one year prior to his claim.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted, but the issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent remains denied.,Service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis was granted with an effective date of July 1, 1996. The Veteran's claim to revise the July 1997 rating decision to reflect a higher rating for service-connected vertigo was denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is presumed to be related to service exposure. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and vertigo are remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic vestibular disorder and hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed vestibular condition and Meniere's disease disability. The VA examiner is requested to provide a more detailed opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's arrhythmia, bruxism, COPD, right hip condition, left hip condition, left knee injury, obesity, traumatic brain injury, and vertigo have not been found to be related to service.,PTSD with major depressive disorder has resulted in a rating of 70 percent but the Veteran is still considered unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and Meniere's disease. The right eye disability claim is pending, as are the CFS and hearing loss/Deviated Septum issues.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and headaches, finding that the Veteran had continuous symptoms since service separation and meets the requirements of presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).