Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence concerning his conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The claim is now reopened and will be reviewed on its merits.,The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis (MS) is denied. No new and material evidence has been received within a year of the November 2014 decision.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is denied as there is no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by service or a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus prior to September 7, 2016 is denied. The maximum schedular rating available (10%) has been assigned.,No effective date prior to September 7, 2016 for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted as the evidence does not meet the criteria.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there was no probative medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral shoulder tendonitis, elbow tendonitis, and wrist tendonitis is denied.,Right ear hearing loss and sinusitis are remanded for further evaluation.,Hypertension is also remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The examiner needs to clarify why there is a delayed onset of tinnitus linked to in-service noise exposure but not hearing loss.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for low back condition is denied. Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is granted. A rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for residuals of broken right thumb is granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,A disability rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for bilateral plantar fasciitis prior to August 15, 2016, is granted. A rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and skin disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record.

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

The Board has decided that the service connection for tinnitus should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinions and potential continuity of symptoms since military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The decision found that the Veteran's hearing loss was not related to his military service, but his tinnitus began during service and has continued since.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his service in Vietnam, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted effective dates of July 21, 2010 for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD. The issues of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity and right upper extremity are remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension, blood clots, aneurysm with stroke, seizure disorder, memory impairment, depressive disorder, sleep disorder, nerve pain, kidney disorder, and anemia are not service-connected.,Tinnitus was also denied as service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic ear disability, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are now remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and depression were denied. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for lumbar disc degeneration status post fusion, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome. The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, disability ratings in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with insomnia, and disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for hypertension were denied.,The Veteran was not granted service connection for right ear hearing loss or erectile dysfunction. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, GERD, depression, and tinnitus. The issues of service connection for these conditions are being remanded to the RO.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury with memory loss. The decision found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen any of these claims.