Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran's current disabilities are not related to her military service.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder with trauma related stress features is granted as service connected.,There is no evidence of a current skin disability, and the claim for this condition is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's ringing in his ears began during service and persists. Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD was denied due to lack of evidence showing it is caused by the prescribed medication for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, shin splints, shoulder disorders, frostbite, psychiatric conditions, traumatic brain injury, headaches, wrist, hip, ankle, knee, elbow, little finger, plantar fasciitis, joint pain, back pain, neck pain, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, skin disorder, and eye problems.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was withdrawn. The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, effective from the date of the appeal, and granted TDIU based on the combined effect of multiple disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to his active duty service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability within one year post-service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA medical opinions, failure to obtain all relevant service treatment records, and potential aggravation by civilian employment.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, as it is reasonably shown to have been manifested continuously since service. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as there is no evidence of continuity of hearing loss postservice prior to decades after discharge.,Service connection for tinnitus was established based on the Veteran's credible self-reports and the presumption of chronicity for organic diseases of the nervous system.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to service, including noise exposure during active duty. As such, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his service due to exposure to noise during active duty, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a current disability related to in-service acoustic trauma. The dental issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating for tinnitus and hearing loss have been dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus and other trauma and stressor-related disorder with associated alcohol abuse are granted service connection. However, the Veteran's lumbar spine disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection as the Veteran died before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, tinnitus, and PTSD were denied. The rating for prostate cancer residuals remains at 40 percent.,PTSD and chronic adjustment disorder with mixed depressed mood and anxiety received a new effective date of December 2, 2014.

The Veteran's death was caused by a gunshot wound to the head, but service connection for the cause of his death cannot be established as it is not linked to his active service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted. The Board found that the current conditions are related to his military service, despite some conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as he meets the schedular criteria for a combined rating of 90% due to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, which renders him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as the evidence did not show a nexus to military service, and continuity of symptomatology was not established.