Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disorder, and a psychiatric disorder due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of development regarding his National Guard service.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's alleged herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to withdrawal of the issue of an initial compensable disability rating for a scar of the right eyebrow. The claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were remanded, as new evidence had been submitted that could potentially substantiate these claims.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and granted it, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence in favor of a relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for tinnitus, right leg disability, and left knee degenerative arthritis due to incomplete information and need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is etiologically related to his active military service, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including VA audiology examination results.

The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as not related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not received. The Board found no current diagnosis of or treatment for the claimed conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus of the left ear, but has remanded the issue of hearing loss of the left ear due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and TBI residuals.,There is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service injuries related to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's tinnitus is considered to have started during his military service, while the hearing loss was not shown as noted or chronic in service and is not otherwise etiologically related.

The Veteran's appeal regarding cervical dysplasia has been withdrawn.,A claim for an eye disability is reopened based on new evidence received since the May 2013 rating decision.,Bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are denied as not related to service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and depression) and bilateral shin splints are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has dismissed all issues related to the Veteran's tinnitus, chronic epididymitis, and lymphedema of the lower legs as the appellant-Veteran unfortunately passed away during the appeal process.

The Board vacated the June 2019 decision and granted service connection for hypertension. The effective dates for other conditions were denied.

Service connection has been granted for tinnitus, residuals left knee injury, cervical disc disease, and low back pain.,The Veteran's service connection claims were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.