Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include PTSD, bilateral ankle/knee disorders, tinnitus, headaches, and low back disorder.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The appeal for higher ratings on tinnitus and diabetes mellitus has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea secondary to pre-existing conditions. The Veteran's current disabilities are found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is denied as there is no probative nexus linking his current complaints to military noise exposure.,Service connection for a bladder disability due to Agent Orange exposure is not granted as there is no evidence of such disability during service or within one year after separation.,Sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to service-connected lung cancer, is remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding its etiology.,Heart disease (hypertension) is remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding its etiology with respect to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding its etiology with respect to Agent Orange exposure.,Diverticulitis, gallbladder calculus, kidney calculus, and skin disability are remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding their etiology with respect to Agent Orange exposure.,Gallbladder calculus is remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding its etiology with respect to Agent Orange exposure.,Kidney calculus is remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding its etiology with respect to Agent Orange exposure.,Skin disability is remanded for further evaluation and opinion regarding its etiology with respect to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion addressing the collective impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, are found to render him unable to secure or follow employment. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to evaluate the collective effect of these conditions on his employability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded and will be addressed by the RO.

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 denied service connection for tinnitus due to lack of continuity of symptomatology, internal inconsistency with his reports, and lack of medical nexus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus in service and insufficient medical opinion to link current conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was reopened, and the Board found that a current disability is present and there is a link to service. However, the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD with anxiety and depression, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been reopened. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee patellofemoral syndrome is remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus disability is granted as service-connected due to exposure to acoustic trauma during service and his severe service-connected hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for a right eye disability claim. The Veteran's service connection claims for myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied as there is no current disability or link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his exposure history, as well as additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

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

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, due to incomplete development of his VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to noise exposure during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for tinnitus because no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service.,Tinnitus is currently rated at its maximum allowable rating under VA's disability rating schedule.