Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination, including service connection claims for sleep apnea, a skin condition, bilateral knee conditions, lumbosacral condition, gastritis, GERD, and thyroid condition.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied. The Board also remanded the issues of ratings for upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, lower extremity sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity anterior crural peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's tinnitus and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine have been granted service connection.,Other issues, including those related to the lumbar spine, left leg sciatica, left ankle strain, psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and bilateral foot condition, are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to new and material evidence being received with respect to his hearing loss and/or ear disability, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disabilities (including PTSD), and recurrent chronic otitis media. The other issues remain unresolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence suggesting a possible connection between tinnitus and hypertension, which is already service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, a left collar bone disability, facial lacerations with scars, migraine headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and a left elbow disability. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, dermatological disabilities of the hands, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, and obstructive sleep apnea have been remanded due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The cases of umbilical herniorrhaphy, hepatitis C, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied increased ratings for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction, and has remanded the case to obtain additional service treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, with an effective date of September 30, 2019. The Board found that the condition has been present since October 31, 2011 and assigned a new effective date based on liberal construction of his prior hearing loss claim.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his current hearing loss and in-service noise exposure.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on the presumption that it arose within one year of separation from active duty.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as secondary to their service-connected vestibular disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a back condition, and bilateral knee conditions. The case is remanded for further examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has stayed adjudication of all cases affected by the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, including this case.,Service connection is denied for erectile dysfunction, depression, bilateral sinus condition, upper and lower teeth problem, bilateral CTS, stomach condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral lung condition.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss of the left ear and tinnitus. The periodontal disease/dental caries issue is remanded as an addendum medical opinion is needed to determine if it is at least as likely as not aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of a higher evaluation for coronary artery disease.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's low back disability. The appeal remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have current tinnitus at any time during the pendency of his claim or approximate thereto.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is remanded for further development.