Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for vertigo as there is no evidence of a current disability and the May 2012 VA examination found no diagnosis of a vestibular disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and migraines headaches (dizziness/vertigo and off balance), rendered him unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board granted the claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of vertigo has been reopened, granted, and a new rating of 10 percent for hypertension is restored. The initial compensable evaluation for hyperhidrosis was denied. The reduction from 20 to 10 percent for hypertension needs further review.

The Board dismissed all the Veteran's claims as it had no jurisdiction to adjudicate them under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Veteran's initial compensable ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction have been denied.,Service connection has been remanded for prostate cancer status post-prostatectomy, a back disorder, and vertigo.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed vestibular disorder. The matter is being sent back for further development and an opinion from a physician with appropriate expertise.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for a left knee condition was denied, and his claim for service connection of dizziness was remanded due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for vertigo, finding that the Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for this condition prior to April 11, 2013.

The Veteran and his attorney have withdrawn all remaining claims, including the rating for PTSD and vertigo. The Board has dismissed these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as secondary to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for vertigo and/or Meniere’s syndrome is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected rhinoplasty, septoplasty and cartilage graft in service. The examiner must also opine whether sleep apnea is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis or sinusitis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for vertigo, with full understanding of the consequences.

The Veteran does not have any current disabilities related to his claimed sleep disorder, vertigo, vision impairment, respiratory disability, colon disability, or bilateral hearing loss that are attributable to active service.,His current tinnitus, stomach disability (diagnosed as dyspepsia), and lumbosacral spine disability (diagnosed as degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine) are not related to his military service.