Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including arthritis, left wrist disability, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, malaria, sleep disorder, hypertension, rashes, diabetes, stroke, neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression).

The Veteran's claims for compensable evaluations for vertigo and a surgical scar related to left knee arthroscopy, as well as her claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, are all remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for color blindness, traumatic brain injury, and dizziness has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for genital warts has also been dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and a headache disorder, finding that these conditions are either caused or aggravated by service-connected tinnitus. Service connection was denied for right eye vision loss, sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for PTSD and vertigo secondary to PTSD due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and clarification of his address.

Service connection for TBI and associated disabilities is granted, effective May 24, 2017. The Veteran's migraines are service connected as a residual of his TBI. Effective dates for other conditions are set based on the reopening of previously denied claims.

The Board denied service connection for left hip disorder, right hip disorder, right knee disorder, rhabdomyolysis, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and polyuria/dysuria as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or objective indications of such conditions during service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of neck, back, bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder and chest pain disabilities. The appeal regarding vertigo is dismissed as well.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for an ear disability characterized by vertigo. The issues of service connection for a right shoulder disability, eustachian tube dysfunction, and an ear disability characterized by vertigo have been remanded due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. Other claims related to increased ratings and TDIU are also being remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including skin disorder, diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, coronary artery disease due to exposure to herbicide agents, loss of vision, erectile dysfunction, and vertigo. The claims were all denied as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical examinations and the need for additional treatment records. The Veteran's GAD is rated at 30 percent, but he asserts that his vertigo and dizziness are related to his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion and potential missing VA treatment records for a service connection claim related to the Veteran's cause of death.