Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board has remanded the case to consider an extraschedular TDIU rating due to his service-connected seizures.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied, as there was no evidence of current disabilities. The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5260 due to limitation of flexion. His left index finger and ring fingers were each rated at 0 percent based on the absence of functional impairment.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's tinnitus is granted, but his hearing loss claim remains pending.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that it began during active service and is related to his reported acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied because the evidence does not show that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective date is not specified. The rating assigned and effective date will be determined in a future remand.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability was granted service connection as it worsened during service.,Right ear hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection based on the Veteran’s credible reports of symptoms in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

All issues on appeal are remanded for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for tinnitus and right ear hearing loss, as well as the requests for effective dates prior to January 7, 2014, were all denied. The maximum schedular rating of 10% was assigned for tinnitus, and no compensable rating was granted for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service based on credible evidence of noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and heart disorder (coronary artery disease) have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims should be remanded due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate rationale for the denial of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was denied as he did not timely appeal the June 2015 rating decision and did not notify the Board of his request to reopen the claim until November 16, 2016.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her active service, and thus grants her claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it is related to service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to a lack of aggravation beyond normal progression during service.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis is denied. The Veteran's service treatment records are silent for complaints or treatment of this condition, and the examiner found no current diagnosis of right foot plantar fasciitis.,The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea (for both knees), right knee disability, and left knee disability to allow for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, RLE shin splints (right lower extremity), right ankle disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and low back disability. The Veteran's current disabilities are not shown to have begun during active service or be otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection was also denied for a right leg disability as secondary to the low back disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including asthma, bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, are preventing him from obtaining or maintaining substantial gainful employment. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination.