Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2022

The Veteran's anal condition is granted service connection as it had its onset in service. The issues of vertigo and headaches are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that more development is necessary for the Veteran's cervical spine disability and vertigo claims, including additional VA examinations to assess the severity of these conditions and opinions on their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to outstanding VA treatment records and inadequate examination findings. The Veteran's knee and lumbar spine disabilities are being evaluated again, with a focus on obtaining more detailed information about their current severity.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for vertigo due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The remaining issues of service connection have been remanded.

The appeal with respect to entitlement to a TDIU from January 26, 2009 is dismissed. The issue of service connection for a head or vestibular disability (other than Meniere's disease) is remanded.

The Veteran's initial rating for ischemic heart disease is denied as the evidence does not show symptoms at a workload of 5.0 METs or less, left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction greater than 50 percent, or episodes of congestive heart failure.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for vestibular disorder, including tinnitus and dizziness, as well as its aggravation by medications related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability, needs further examination and opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding a rating for eczema, service connection for vertigo, and service connection for PTSD. The Board dismissed these issues as the appeal was withdrawn.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Meniere's disease is related to service, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was rated at a 10 percent prior to July 18, 2018 and granted a 30 percent rating from that date.,The Veteran's right knee disability was remanded for additional development due to outstanding non-VA treatment records.,The Veteran's Meniere's disease with chronic suppurative otitis media was remanded for an addendum opinion regarding whether tinnitus should be considered a symptom and if the condition warrants a compensable rating prior to August 7, 2020.,The Veteran's alopecia with scarring was remanded for an addendum opinion regarding whether it should be characterized as discoid lupus erythematous.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his skin disabilities, as the current VA opinions are inadequate. The Board also finds that service connection should be reopened on new evidence.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 2015 for service connection for Meniere's disease.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his right hip disability and the issue of entitlement to service connection for left hip disability are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and requests for updated medical records, including those from UMC and William Beaumont Army Medical Center. The Veteran needs to provide information about his private treatment providers so that their records can be obtained.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent rating for Meniere's syndrome with hearing loss and tinnitus is granted prior to February 6, 2018. For the period since February 6, 2018, a separate 30 percent rating for peripheral vestibular disorder is granted.