Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2022

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Meniere's Disease, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between his current condition and any in-service injury or illness.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and its residuals, as well as peripheral vestibular disorder. The evidence did not confirm the presence of these conditions during or proximate to service.

The Board has denied service connection for chronic neurologic disorder, CFS, muscle pain in hands and feet, liver lesions, unexplained weight loss, and Meniere's syndrome as the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions. The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for Meniere's syndrome is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but has remanded the issue of service connection for vertigo, to include Meniere's disease and vagal nerve syndrome (secondary to tinnitus).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo is not related to his service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities, and thus remands the issue for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work experience.

The Veteran's appeal regarding his tinnitus claim is dismissed. His vertigo and back condition are granted with service connection, but the multiple joint pain claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to search for relevant records and afford him VA examinations. The issues of service connection are being addressed.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,The claims for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), polyps of the digestive system, removal of the gallbladder, and vertigo are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the current nature and severity of his service-connected disabilities, including residuals of CVA, back pain, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeals for service connection are also remanded as there was insufficient evidence in the record regarding the relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his service-connected CVA.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vertigo and its relationship to her service-connected PTSD and migraine headaches.

The appeal regarding the abdominal scar is dismissed as it was already decided by the Board in August 2020.,An effective date earlier than January 4, 2018 for the award of service connection for vertigo is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, specifically considering whether the Appellant is entitled to DIC benefits for the cause of the Veteran's death under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 and enhanced DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for paroxysmal positional vertigo, finding that her condition was not related to her active duty service and is not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to issues with the hearing loss and peripheral vestibular disorder claims, including a need for new examinations.