Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer due to lack of adequate medical opinions. The Veteran's active service history is noted, but further examination is required to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for various conditions and the effective date of TDIU. The Veteran's right knee total arthroplasty remains rated at 60 percent.

The Veteran's claim for extensive cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is being remanded due to the possibility that it may have been aggravated by service. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims are also being remanded as no VA examiner has provided an opinion on these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board has also determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected status post bilateral inguinal hernia repairs, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for scars associated with his inguinal repairs is denied.

The Board has remanded several issues, including increased ratings for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks and right ear hearing loss, service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, and a TDIU claim. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical records and undergo new examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for chronic b-cell leukemia, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and tinnitus due to potential in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's VA medical records must be obtained, and a VA examination is required to determine if he has any current blood disorders or other disabilities that may be related to his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, scars and headaches, and TBI is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.,An earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus cannot be granted as it was received after a final denial.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate examination findings.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection as they are found to be related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, right shoulder disorder, and lumbar spine disorder as the evidence did not show a current disability that began during or was otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was received on March 8, 2012. The effective date of the award is set at March 8, 2012, as it corresponds to the date the claim was received by VA.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure.,Service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury is denied, with no current disability found related to the head injury during service.,The Veteran's disfiguring scars on his forehead are not compensable under VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's claims for service connection are valid and, therefore, remands the case back to the AOJ.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease (CAD), non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, end stage renal disease secondary to diabetic kidney disease status post renal transplant, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and a visual disability.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the issue of bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and a 10 percent disability rating for tinnitus are both denied as the evidence does not support higher ratings.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence demonstrating current disabilities as defined by VA regulations. The case is remanded for further development.