Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for COPD. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was established as of October 19, 2011. Therefore, an effective date of October 19, 2011 is granted.

The Veteran's venous stasis ulcer was not manifested in service or for many years thereafter, and is not shown to be etiologically related to his service. Service connection for this condition is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted as it is reasonably shown to have had its onset in service and persisted since.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The diagnoses of these conditions are based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and medical evidence supporting their etiology.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had onset in service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service acoustic trauma, thus service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, but his bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his active military service, with the Board granting service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities and tinnitus are service-connected, but the evidence does not show that they render him unemployable. The Board finds that he has not met the schedular requirements for a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for hiatal hernia, hypertension, residuals of anthrax vaccine, and tinnitus.,There is no evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to her active or reserve service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including updating medical records and obtaining a VA examiner's opinion on the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to work. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or follow substantially gainful employment prior to September 3, 2015.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations to assess the impact of his dysthymia, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus on his employment.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, and denied service connection for hypertension. The denial was based on the lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has determined that the March 2011 VA audiological examination is inadequate and remands the case for a supplemental VA opinion to address whether the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and remanded the remaining issues to obtain additional VA treatment records, address the Veteran's assertions regarding his psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability, and schedule appropriate examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for pulmonary emphysema, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, tinnitus, and a right foot disability have been reopened. However, the evidence does not support these claims as they are not related to service.