Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2021

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo, a blood disorder, and a vision disorder, manifested as loss of depth perception, as no VA examiner has opined on their relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has found errors in the decision-making process and has ordered a remand for further examination and analysis regarding service connection claims for vertigo and residuals of a head injury/TBI.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vertigo due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of vertigo and cerebellar gait, finding no formal or informal claims prior to January 20, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection or compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for Meniere’s disease, aphonia, and bladder injury with voiding dysfunction due to pending AMA claims.

The Board has decided that the case needs to be remanded for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and private treatment records. The Veteran's Meniere's syndrome is being reviewed in relation to his service history and any potential connection to his hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for dizziness and gastrointestinal disorder due to conflicting medical opinions. The claims will be reviewed again with new evidence and a clarification of diagnoses and etiology.

The Veteran's vertigo, diagnosed as BPPV, is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. The Board affirms the denial of service connection for vertigo.,Service connection for hypothyroidism status post thyroidectomy is denied because it was due to an intercurrent cause (the thyroidectomy). Service connection for a cervical spine disorder and erectile dysfunction are remanded as they may be related to service-connected disabilities. The umbilical hernia claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss from March 23, 2016 to June 28, 2016 was denied. The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 100 percent for vertigo with impaired balance with hearing loss and tinnitus from June 28, 2016 through December 13, 2017 was granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo and sleep apnea disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability and vertigo, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his peripheral vestibular disorder is granted, with a 10 percent disability rating effective since January 1, 2014.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an examination to determine if the Veteran's vertigo is related to service, including any in-service noise exposure or acoustic trauma. The hearing loss case remains denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence does not show he is precluded from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.