Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and tinnitus have been granted service connection. The right knee disability has been granted a separate rating for limitation of flexion, but the issue regarding TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to in-service acoustic trauma.,Service connection for a head scar is denied. The Board finds insufficient evidence to support the claim.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity is remanded due to lack of sufficient evidence linking it to service exposure.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity is also remanded for similar reasons.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance as defined by VA regulations. The Board has determined that a new examination is needed to determine if his service-connected conditions require the assistance of another person.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral elbow disabilities and tinnitus are related to service.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issues of service connection for coccidiomycosis, meningitis, mini strokes, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of a current disability, but granted service connection for tinnitus based on continuity of symptoms since service.

Service connection is granted for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension.,An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for varicose veins in the left leg from November 17, 2014 is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete information regarding his National Guard service. The VA needs to verify these periods of active service and obtain an addendum opinion from a medical examiner.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are granted as service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to noise in service, which is conceded, and his current hearing loss disability is at least as likely as not related to this exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the current record.

The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder is granted as service connected. The cervical spine, bilateral foot, tinnitus, and thoracolumbar strain issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and/or an inner ear disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected.,Service connection for a sleep disorder, migraine headaches, and esophageal cancer is denied.

The application to reopen the claim for entitlement to service connection for a back condition is denied.,The application to reopen the claim for entitlement to service connection for seizures is denied.,The application to reopen the claim for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and tinnitus, did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 8, 2009. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as his combined rating was less than 70% at that time.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The Veteran's residual scar of the right lower quadrant is granted a 20 percent rating since November 25, 2015. Service connection for renal cell carcinoma (status post removal of right kidney) and prostate cancer are granted with effective dates prior to January 23, 2014.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient evidence from an ENT specialist, and a new addendum opinion is needed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral, recurrent tinnitus as the evidence did not show that it was related to in-service noise exposure or any other theory of service connection.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, is granted as service connected. The cases for tinnitus, sleep apnea, kidney disorder, prostate cancer, and Leukemia are remanded.