Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has decided that the VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's tinnitus are inadequate, and thus remands the case for further action.

The Board has denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his dementia or death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD are denied, but the rating for PTSD is increased to 70% effective October 20, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the current tinnitus arose in service and grants service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's neck condition claim is remanded due to lack of VA treatment records and need for a new examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss has been granted, with a current rating of 10 percent.,Hypertension was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,Low back disability was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,Cervical spine disability was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,Arthritis of the bilateral lower extremities was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,Peripheral neuropathy of the right leg was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,Peripheral neuropathy of the left leg was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,An acquired psychiatric disability to include major depressive disorder is not related to an in-service injury, disease, or event.,Restless leg syndrome of the right leg is not related to an in-service injury, disease, or event.,Restless leg syndrome of the left leg is not related to an in-service injury, disease, or event.,Right hip disability was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar strain, tinnitus, and rhinitis. The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids and a higher initial evaluation for GERD are remanded.

The Veteran's hepatitis C, tinnitus, and PTSD claims have been denied. The VA has granted a 70% rating for PTSD beginning August 1, 2016, but the effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to support the reopening of his claims for PTSD and sleep apnea, but not for sarcoidosis, IHD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, DDD of the lumbar spine, or PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, is denied due to lack of continuity of symptomatology after service and no medical evidence linking it to service. The neck, left knee, and left ankle disabilities are remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD and PTSD.

The Veteran's left knee disability, tinnitus, and dysthymia were denied service connection. The Veteran's PTSD claim is moot as it was already covered by the granted dysthymia.,A disability rating in excess of 50 percent for dysthymia was not granted.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for low back, tinnitus, right hip, bilateral ankle, and left knee conditions has been granted. The issues of service connection for right hip condition, bilateral ankle condition, and left knee condition have been remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted, but his claims for bursitis, back disorder, and hypertension are remanded due to the need for further medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for a mental disorder, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus. Service connection was granted for right ear hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus was diagnosed during service and is considered a chronic disease of the nervous system, which can be presumed to have had its onset in service. The Board granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment prior to October 3, 2018.

The Veteran's scars of the right lower extremity are granted a rating of 20 percent from April 9, 2018. Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for a right ankle condition and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus has been reopened.,Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied as there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology was not established.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability due to trauma was denied because he did not have bone loss of the maxilla or mandible resulting from an injury during service.