Vertigo & vestibular disorders — all decisions

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for insomnia disorder, and remanded claims for service connection for headaches and vertigo.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for vertigo and denied service connection for Meniere's disease, pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, neck condition, left hamstrings condition, right hamstrings condition, blurry vision, and vertigo (also claimed as giddiness) because there was no evidence of current disabilities or an in-service injury that caused the conditions.

The Board denied a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to a separate rating for vertigo as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition and denied increased ratings for various conditions, but granted an initial 10 percent rating for a pilonidal cyst scar from March 7, 2024 and granted TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a vestibular disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and peripheral vestibular disorder due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the matter for another VA examination to evaluate the severity of the Veteran's Meniere's disease due to an inadequate February 2018 VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for migraine including migraine variants and recurrent vertigo/dizziness, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.

The Board granted reinstatement of the 100 percent rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals and a separate 30 percent disability rating for vertigo, among other decisions.

The appeal for several conditions, including insomnia, hypertension, and various disabilities, was dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for TBI residuals, a separate 30 percent rating for a peripheral vestibular disorder associated with service-connected TBI, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 9, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions, including lumbosacral strain, tinnitus, right knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hearing loss, sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right hand fracture, to include osteoarthritis, and remanded the claim for vertigo.

The appeal pertaining to entitlement to service connection for a vestibular disorder was dismissed due to procedural defects in the Notice of Disagreement.