Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore the claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has decided that service connection for tinnitus is granted. The right knee disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected due to noise exposure during service.,A higher rating of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, foot drop, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence or conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of a pulmonary embolism, asthma, right leg vascular condition, left leg vascular condition, high blood pressure, generalized degenerative joint disease, and allergies, bronchitis, and sinusitis have been withdrawn.,Service connection has been granted for tinnitus. The Board found that the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure were credible and consistent with his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or chronic symptoms within one year post-service separation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence and the need for more medical opinion regarding the cause or origins of the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation from October 25, 2016 to September 28, 2017. TDIU is granted for this period. The issue of service connection for dizziness/vertigo as a residual of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is remanded.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected, but his diabetes mellitus type II is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability (claimed as lumbar strain), and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and has remanded the issues of initial rating disability rating greater than 20 percent for a lumbar spine condition, service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition (to include PTSD), and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is etiologically related to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted, and he is awarded a rating of 40 percent for his degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar spine. The appeal concerning entitlement to an effective date prior to April 10, 2003 for the grant of service connection for the lumbar spine disability is dismissed.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected.,Service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease status post bypass grafting and residuals of transient ischemic attacks is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for updated VA examinations and a review of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hip disabilities, lower extremity radiculopathy, low back disability, bilateral knee disabilities, ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss/tinnitus. The Veteran is not entitled to TDIU at this time as more current evidence is needed.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found that the Veteran's statements regarding in-service noise exposure were inconsistent with prior statements, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to May 11, 2011, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular requirements and that extraschedular consideration was not warranted.