Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service connection claims for respiratory disorder, right and left knee disabilities, right and left wrist disorders, right and left ankle disorders, and tinnitus have been denied.,Initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran’s right and left knee disabilities were also denied.

The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability. The Board denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 because the Veteran did not meet the criteria for total disability for at least 10 years prior to his death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for left ear hearing loss is granted, and effective dates are assigned for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to, a service-connected disability. The criteria for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities were not met.

Your appeal regarding tinnitus has been dismissed because the issue was resolved in your favor with a grant of service connection and a rating for that condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, with the evidence being in equipoise as to whether these conditions began during active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on noise exposure during active duty.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, headache disability, tinnitus, and left shoulder disability. The decision found no current evidence of these conditions in service or within one year post-service, and the Veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has persisted since.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his service, but has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to new evidence requiring a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active military service and grants this claim. For the hearing loss issue, the case is remanded as there was no notification of the scheduled VA examination.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for a left thumb condition and tinnitus have been reopened. The Board has determined that new evidence received since the last denial supports these claims, but remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current conditions.

The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than September 17, 2013 for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not warranted. The Veteran did not file a claim prior to this date. The case is remanded for additional development including obtaining VA and non-VA treatment records and securing any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence that VA failed to notify him or made an error in his address.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment for the periods specified, leading to a grant of TDIU.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for tinnitus, but has remanded his hearing loss disability claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service is not considered active duty during any period of war, thus denying eligibility for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left and right ankles, as well as Tinnitus and Right ear hearing loss. The effective date is not specified.