Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's DDD of the cervical spine is granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for a back disorder, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of tinnitus is at least in equipoise with his assertion and VA examination. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD remains remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected, but his vertigo is denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees, left ankle and foot, gout, eye conditions, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and major depressive disorder. The appeals were based on a direct relationship to service without any presumption or secondary theory.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of service treatment records, and requests that further information be provided regarding two incidents. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, as his combined rating is less than the required percentage for TDIU.

The Veteran's tinnitus is denied as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.,Service connection for circulatory disorders of the left and right lower extremities, including as due to service-connected frostbite injury residuals, is remanded. The Board will schedule VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was received on October 27, 2010. The Board found that the effective date could not be earlier than this date as there is no indication of an unadjudicated claim prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, or an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's right elbow disability is granted as incurred or aggravated during active duty service.,Tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred in service due to noise exposure during military service.,Chronic fatigue syndrome and urinary disorder are not diagnosed, thus denial of these claims.,Cervical and lumbar spine disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, left ankle disability, and left elbow disability have been denied. The claim for residuals of dental trauma is remanded.,Service connection has been granted for genital herpes and a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, with a combined evaluation of 100 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for increased rating of tinnitus and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional development. The initial rating claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded for further development.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus.,An initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with OCD is denied. The Veteran's current disability picture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active service and granted service connection for this condition. However, the issue of bilateral hearing loss remains pending as a remand is required to determine if service connection should be granted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death due to new and material evidence, but the issue is remanded for additional development including obtaining VA treatment records from Panama City, Florida and providing a medical opinion on the cause of death.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to military noise exposure. The case is remanded for a new examination to determine if the Veteran currently suffers from left ear hearing loss.