Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a chronic sleep disorder, and migraines due to lack of evidence establishing their onset or relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as there was no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation, as his sleep apnea, voiding dysfunction, tinnitus, and hearing loss do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, hypertension, neck condition, low back condition, COPD, and GERD. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are caused by his active service, granting his claims for these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be related to in-service noise exposure, and the claim is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating on a schedular basis for tinnitus has been denied. The Board also remanded the claims regarding service connection for disability of the lumbar spine, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and diabetes mellitus, as well as the TDIU claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his previously-denied claim for service connection for tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of tinnitus has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and is related to the in-service acoustic trauma, leading to a grant of service connection.

The Veteran's tinnitus is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The right knee and left knee disorders, as well as bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating of tinnitus has been denied as the maximum schedular rating is already assigned.,Service connection for a low back disability and PTSD have both been denied due to lack of evidence supporting their onset during service or being related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service records may be incomplete and requests for additional records are made. The issues of service connection for various disabilities remain under review.

The Board has granted reopening of the previously denied claims for service connection for tinnitus and a lumbar spine disorder. Service connection is also granted for tinnitus, but denied for heart disorder, headache disorder, residuals of head injury, right leg disorder (excluding sciatica), obstructive sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma, to include as due to herbicide exposure is dismissed.,Service connection granted for bilateral tinnitus. The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s bilateral tinnitus is related to service.,Service connection denied for neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The Board found that the condition did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise related to service, including alleged herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure during World War II.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination in a previous decision, and needs further clarification on whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and headaches has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are granted in part as they have been reopened, but denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.