Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be due to exposure to loud noise during service and meets the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service acoustic trauma, and grants service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the denial of service connection for tinnitus and a back disability in a March 2015 statement.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has determined that new evidence does not establish a direct link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating, and his employment background does not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision also found that the Veteran is not unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service. The claims for diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, secondary to in-service herbicide exposure, are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The issues of entitlement to an extraschedular rating for tinnitus and TDIU are also being deferred at this time.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that it is as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset as a result of event or occurrence in service, and therefore grants service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and missing audiometric test results. The Veteran's hearing loss disability and tinnitus are being reviewed for service connection.

The Veteran's rib pain and tinnitus are not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability related to the in-service injury or exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be at least as likely as not the result of acoustic trauma in service, warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service exposure, and his prostate cancer may be due to herbicide exposure. The claims are granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including recurrent tinnitus, ischemic heart disease, and bilateral hearing loss, are found to be related to his military service. The Veteran is also granted entitlement to TDIU due to the combined effect of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, with symptoms dating back to service. As such, the claims for service connection have been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his military service, including exposure to loud noise. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or continuity of symptomatology.