Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been rated at 70 percent, but the Board is remanding to consider a higher rating.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied. The claim for depressive disorder has been granted.,Service connection is established for a depressive disorder, as it is aggravated by the Veteran’s service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of medical evidence regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's wife provided supporting statements, but VA needs to obtain his service treatment records from Fort Brooks Hospital and San Juan VA Caribbean Hospital.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted on May 4, 2015. The Board found no earlier effective date is warranted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection and a 50 percent rating for PTSD is granted.

The appellant has withdrawn her appeals regarding the issues of tinnitus, lung cancer, and kidney cancer.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus because the evidence did not establish a current disability or relate to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, respiratory disability, blood disorder (claimed as blood clots), sleep disability, skin disability, head injury residuals, headaches, cardiovascular disability (claimed as atrial fibrillation with chest pain), right hip disability, and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted effective September 24, 2013. The Board is now considering whether a higher rating or earlier effective date can be assigned.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including polysubstance abuse and depression, as well as tinnitus. The Veteran's depressive disorder was not shown to have started in service or be related to his substance abuse. Tinnitus was also not found to be linked to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his active service due to acoustic trauma, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is no current disability present that meets the criteria of a VA compensable disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure causing current disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for right big toe, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, depression, and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.,Service connection has been granted for diabetes mellitus, type II, based on herbicide exposure in Thailand. Service connection is also granted for associated lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, low back disorder, and right knee disorder are granted. The claim for tinnitus is also granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss has been dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service noise exposure. The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it regarding other issues.

The Veteran is granted service connection for tinnitus, as it originated in-service and continues to this day.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his request for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an initial compensable rating prior to August 7, 2011, or in excess of 60 percent disabling thereafter for bilateral hearing loss. For tinnitus, a separate issue was raised but no specific rating is provided as it does not affect service connection directly. The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied due to the presence of other disabilities and his own subjective statements regarding unemployability.