Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2018

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to in-service noise exposure.

Your appeals for service connection have been remanded due to the addition of new VA medical records. Your case will be returned to the RO for initial review and readjudication.

The Veteran's tinnitus and headaches are granted service connection, but his hearing loss and TBI residuals remain pending.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss due to new evidence suggesting a possible diagnosis of bilateral high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), as well as his claim for a temporary total disability evaluation following spondylolisthesis surgery. The AOJ is instructed to obtain any relevant outstanding VA treatment records and readjudicate the claims.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, was denied as his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD requires regular aid and attendance due to his inability to perform daily activities, requiring assistance from his daughter. The Board granted SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no medical evidence linking the current condition to military noise exposure and that the onset of tinnitus occurred after separation from service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for surgical scar residuals of a bilateral inguinal hernia, effective May 1, 2015, is also granted.,Issues regarding generalized arthritis, right knee disability, left leg stress fracture, erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD), and skin disability are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence meeting VA's definition of hearing loss. Service connection was granted for tinnitus, with the condition having onset during active service.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic suppurative otitis media, and tinnitus. The next step is to obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and colon cancer. The issues of service connection for depression, removal of a cyst, sleep apnea, adult onset vitelliform macular dystrophy, and renal cell carcinoma are REMANDED.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss is found to be related to in-service noise exposure, while tinnitus is not considered a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran was exposed to noise in service which likely caused his current disabilities.

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 Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has been granted a TDIU based on his combined disability rating of 80 percent. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for hip replacement. The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hip arthritis, and bilateral foot arthritis are granted. The claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis and unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional records being added to the claims file, and the Veteran did not waive initial consideration of these records. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is now before the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions began during his military service.