Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder) has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea, which the Board found was aggravated by her service-connected bipolar disability and asthma. Tinnitus was also found to be related to active service.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) due to migraine headaches has been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee condition, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for pes planus, lumbar degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, and right-ear hearing loss was received on November 28, 2014. The Board denied the request for an earlier effective date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, gout, acid reflux, liver condition, hypertension, carotid artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to service or secondary to service-connected disability. The Veteran is presumed exposed to herbicides during his active duty in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a low back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder are being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for service connection of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are also being remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for tinnitus before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, type II, both of which are to be presumed due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete development of records and need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and his TBI rating from March 31, 2011 to August 24, 2016 is granted at a 40% disability rating.

The Veteran's service connection claims for recurrent left third metatarsal fracture residuals and tinnitus are granted. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a permanent decrease in hearing acuity or delayed onset noise-induced hearing loss, and the Veteran's lay statements were not considered competent to identify underlying causes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including joint and muscle pain, back disability, loss of vision, tinnitus, fatigue, weakened immune system, condition manifested by bruising, memory loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's representative requested SSA records and VA treatment records from January 2000 to the present.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset during service or were otherwise unrelated to service.,The Board also denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, lung disability, and psychiatric disorder, finding that these conditions did not have their onset during service or were otherwise unrelated to service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded the issues of service connection for left ear hearing loss and focal disc herniation.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.