Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, consistent with his education and occupational history.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right hand finger disabilities is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted a 10% disability evaluation on an extraschedular basis, and the combined impact of multiple service-connected disabilities does not warrant referral for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, with no effective date specified.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for cervical spine, lumbar spine, and GERD disabilities. The heart condition claim was denied, but the Veteran has submitted private treatment records that show ongoing issues with his heart.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not manifested in service or within a year following his discharge, and there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms. The VA examiner opined that the tinnitus is less likely related to military noise exposure.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU are granted. Ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's tinnitus and its relationship to his service-connected conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for tinnitus, which he claims was caused by noise exposure in service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for status post hysterectomy with uterovaginal prolapse was denied. The TDIU claim from February 12, 2014 to April 30, 2014 is dismissed due to the assignment of a 100% schedular rating. For the period since May 1, 2014, the Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the threshold for TDIU and she was granted TDIU.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional evidence and examination, including service connection claims and a rating claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The Board found that the evidence is in relative equipoise, meaning it raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person.,The Veteran does not have additional right ankle disability proximately caused or aggravated by VA hospitalization and surgery in July 1990.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure. The decision is based on evidence submitted since a previous denial of these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims of bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to potential issues with the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's service records need to be verified, particularly his service in the Tennessee National Guard.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus have been granted. The claim for service connection for lumbar spine disability is remanded due to outstanding treatment records.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent, but the Board denied an increased rating. The TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and ischemic heart disease due to noise exposure in service. The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed based on herbicide exposure during his time at the U-Tapao Air Force Base.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus. The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service. However, the claim for left ear hearing loss disability is remanded due to lack of recent VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for arthritis of the right hand/fingers, left hand/fingers, and bilateral shoulders have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.,Tinnitus has been granted service connection. The Board found that tinnitus is related to in-service diving incidents.