Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to noise exposure during his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection.,The Veteran's low back disorder and right hip disorder are remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus secondary to service-connected left ear hearing loss, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss.

Service connection for tinnitus is denied due to lack of in-service onset or continuity of symptoms.,An increased rating for asthma is not granted as the Veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a 60% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reported symptoms began in service and have continued since then. The decision is based on the benefit of doubt being accorded to the Veteran.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The left wrist condition remains remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an eye condition due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The Veteran must provide details of his in-service stressors and complete VA treatment records are needed.

The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate cancer, neck cancer, low back condition, and COPD are all remanded for further examination and opinion. The appeals will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

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

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss.,The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are supported by the evidence of record.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and adjustment disorder with anxiety) have been granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's application to reopen his service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was granted. The Board found that new evidence received since the previous decisions raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.,Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, with no specific exposure basis provided.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to and/or aggravated by his multiple service-connected squamous cell carcinoma related disabilities, resulting in a grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for left ear hearing loss is granted. The severance of service connection for tinnitus was not proper and service connection is restored. Entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss is remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for various service-connected disabilities as the Veteran did not file a proper claim prior to February 17, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has tinnitus that is related to his in-service noise exposure. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has decided that the appellant does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes and denied service connection for this condition. The other issues on appeal are remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's hypertension and ischemic heart disease are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for elevated cholesterol due to the absence of a current disability. The remaining issues (epilepsy, acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, right shoulder disability, sleep apnea, tinnitus, and low back disability) are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The herniorrhaphy scar remains at a noncompensable rating.