Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus and the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral leg numbness have been withdrawn.,PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 9411. The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, flattened affect, circumstantial speech, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment, impaired abstract thinking, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective relationships.,The Veteran's service-connected residuals of gunshot wound to the right shoulder are currently rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 5303.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his service, including his active duty and National Guard service. The Board granted the claim for service connection.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, with the exception of his bilateral hearing loss which is not related. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest within one year after his separation from service or were not related to his in-service noise exposure. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter, and are not otherwise related to a period of qualifying service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have tinnitus and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the appeal to the RO for additional action, including obtaining relevant personnel records from the Veteran's employer regarding his posttraumatic headaches and their impact on his employment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a headache disorder. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his in-service noise exposure and TBI.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and thus denies his claim for a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity are granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremity is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability was found to be service-connected. The initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues on the February 4, 2014 SOC.

The Veteran seeks service connection for tinnitus, which he claims is related to noise exposure during active duty. The RO has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss based on noise exposure but the Veteran's claim for tinnitus remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied the claim for lung cancer (claimed as pulmonary disease). The decision is mixed because some issues were granted while others were denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and skin condition due to herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active military service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his military service.