Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate and invalid examination results, potential noise exposure based on his MOS, and lack of private treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was submitted. The Board also found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during service.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including TDIU and evaluations for various conditions. The Board has determined that these issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of TDIU and has therefore remanded all matters.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but remanded the case for further action on bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence and need for a valid audiological examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible assertions of in-service noise exposure and current symptomatology, with no evidence of a nexus to service.

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.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus did not manifest to a compensable degree in service or within the applicable presumptive period and is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is connected to his time in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for headaches due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and tinnitus have been reopened. The Board found new evidence that supports the claim of tinnitus having onset during active service and is related to a service-connected TBI.

The Board denied a TDIU prior to January 1, 2012 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and Parkinson's disease. The claims for these conditions were remanded due to insufficient evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service.

The appeal of the denial of service connection for tinnitus has been dismissed as an adequate substantive appeal has not been submitted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as new evidence did not warrant readjudication.

The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (previously claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) and tinnitus do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, residuals of a head injury, and tinnitus. The appeal for substance use disorder was denied due to self-medication with alcohol during service. Service connection for a psychiatric disorder is also denied as it did not manifest within one year post-service.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection based on his reported noise exposure during service. Service connection for hearing loss and prostate cancer were denied due to lack of evidence meeting VA criteria for disability, while the colostomy associated with prostate cancer was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted, with the remand of both issues to obtain a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, constant tinnitus, and rhinitis/sinusitis (sinus problems) due to unresolved issues.,Service connection is not granted for these conditions as there is no direct evidence linking them to service.