Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of medical opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues, including some that have been withdrawn. The remaining issues are related to service connection for various conditions and rating of disabilities such as right foot fracture residuals, TBI with headaches, low back disability, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, left wrist disability, and bilateral upper extremity neuropathy.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and tinnitus are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a right ankle disability and hearing loss are denied.,Back, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy claims are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for obtaining authorization and requesting private treatment records related to hearing loss, tinnitus, and peripheral neuropathy. Additionally, a supplemental opinion is needed to determine if these conditions are related to ear infections during service.

The Veteran's claims were not granted and all requested ratings were denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.,Service connection has not been established for either condition, with the Board finding that any current disabilities are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of reasonable efforts by VA to obtain relevant private medical records, including those related to his use of hearing aids from the 1990s and a private examination he described at the March 2018 videoconference hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to exposure to acoustic trauma during active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of current disability at the time of filing the claim, absence of evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and these conditions, and failure to meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it is at least in equipoise with evidence showing its onset during active duty and continuity since then.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,There is no effective date issue as all requested dates have already been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine disability and neurological disorders. The tinnitus claim has been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus the claim for TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The cases for left ear hearing loss, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and low back disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.

Service connection is granted for a thoracic spine disability and tinnitus.,The dental disability of the left jaw issue has been remanded.