Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and tinnitus have been granted service connection, with a 60% rating for the heart disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his claim of secondary service connection for sinusitis. The claims are being remanded to obtain a VA examination and opinion regarding these issues.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hypertension, and psychiatric disability have been granted service connection. The effective date for the grant of a 30 percent rating for CAD is set at March 20, 2018.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability under the criteria established by VA.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it was incurred in service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during active service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the right elbow condition was denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran is seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services received at Faith Regional Health from May 23, 2016, to May 26, 2016. The VAMC denied the claim because the Veteran was covered by Medicare and did not have a service-connected disability that would allow for payment under 38 U.S.C. § 1725. On remand, the VAMC should reconsider the claim in light of the change in regulations.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the inadequacy of the VA examination and medical opinions provided, as they do not address whether tinnitus was related to service or aggravated by service-connected hearing loss.

The Veteran's service did not qualify for death pension benefits as he did not serve during a period of war, and the Board denied his claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and a compensable rating for residuals of injury to right 5th finger need further examination and evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the conditions and active military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an ear disorder (claimed as due to the PTSD), progressive muscular atrophy, and tinnitus have been denied. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD or an ear disorder, and the evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection.,Service connection was denied because the Veteran did not meet the criteria for direct service connection as his claimed conditions are not related to active service.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his separation from active duty. The appeal is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and to provide a new VA opinion regarding the lumbar spine disability, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, and cause of death.,The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his separation from active duty. The appeal is REMANDED to obtain additional medical records and to provide a new VA opinion regarding the lumbar spine disability, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, and cause of death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but the claim for GERD remains pending as it was not fully addressed in the August 2013 rating decision. The Veteran's GERD is currently being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship with his service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for tinnitus has been dismissed as he did not file a timely Substantive Appeal.,Service connection is denied for the left elbow disability, lumbar spine (lower back) disability, and left hip disability due to lack of diagnosed conditions affecting earning capacity.,A compensable initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied based on current audiometric test results.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, and the Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for left knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and prostate cancer. The reasons given were that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease leading to these conditions.