Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury with memory loss, and a headache disorder are denied. The claim for increased rating of PTSD is also denied.

The Board has determined that new material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for a skin condition, and to that extent only, the claim is granted. The claims of service connection for hearing loss disability and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and active duty service, despite the Veteran's assertions.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD and additional service-connected disabilities rated at 60 percent or more. SMC at the housebound rate is also granted from January 1, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in previous VA examinations and conflicting information. A new VA examination is needed to determine if tinnitus is related to service, including conceded noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the issue of bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence and failure to appear for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus due to an inadequate VA medical examination in October 2016. The Veteran served on active duty from November 1955 to July 1959 and asserts that his tinnitus is related to noise exposure during service, specifically working on a carrier flight deck. He also contends that it may be related to his service-connected hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions began during service and have been recurrent since then.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have originated during his active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a heart disorder, sleep disorder, and hypertension due to new evidence. However, it denied reopening of the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as well as service connection for headaches, diabetes mellitus, COPD, and chronic kidney disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service acoustic trauma during a period of INACDUTRA, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the current disabilities are related to active military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the current record.

The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied, while the claim for tinnitus is granted.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. Service connection is denied for right and left knee disabilities, as well as COPD.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further examination as no VA examinations have been provided.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient discussion of delayed-onset tinnitus and the Veteran's statement that he experienced tinnitus since service.