Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right eye disability and tinnitus. The claims for left knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus are being reviewed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress (claimed as PTSD due to military sexual trauma) because there is no evidence of a current disability, or any link between the claimed conditions and her military service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran experienced acoustic trauma during his active service and that there is a continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his active service, with the presumption of exposure to noise in the Gulf War.,The Veteran's testicular cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service.,PTSD was established based on an in-service stressor, and GERD is considered secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not show that these conditions began during or were otherwise caused by active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disability, but remanded the issues of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to unclear audiometric test results.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and the current disabilities are not related to service.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims must be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The case will be reviewed with additional evidence, including new examination results.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, right wrist disorder, lower back disorder, blurry vision, and tinnitus. The appeal is dismissed.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and hearing loss, with the latter issue being remanded to verify periods of active duty training.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and thus granting these claims.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a left foot disorder, right foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The cases are remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examination results. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA audiological examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been rated at the maximum allowed under VA guidelines. The Board found no evidence to support a higher rating and denied his request for an increased rating. For back and left knee disabilities, the appeal is remanded as there are insufficient in-service records to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have started during his military service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's noise exposure during service is recognized and his self-reported symptoms are consistent with his MOS. The Board applied the benefit of doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeals for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for clarification on audiometric test results from private providers.