Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate audiometric test results from previous examinations. The Veteran will be given another VA examination to determine if he has a ratable hearing loss disability, and if so, whether it is related to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship to active duty service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for tinnitus due to new and material evidence, but denied the underlying claim as there is no current disability or causal relationship between the condition and service.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), and tinnitus. The Veteran's bilateral hip disability is being remanded for further examination.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran’s claimed conditions as they were not shown to be related to her active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these claims, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

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

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected. The Veteran's stomach cancer and sinusitis claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied in April 2011 due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his active duty. The Board has now remanded the case for further examination and review, as well as a new rating decision.

The Veteran's combined disability rating from October 3, 2011 is 50 percent. The Board finds that this rating is accurate and denies the claim for a higher rating.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection as they have been granted in full by the RO.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of a head injury (including vertigo and headaches), and neck disability due to outstanding treatment records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from maintaining gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is not entitled to a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma from working on loud diesel engines.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for left ear hearing loss was granted. Service connection is established for tinnitus, but not for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss or onychomycosis of the bilateral feet.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU rating and eligibility for DEA benefits since March 26, 2015 due to her service-connected disabilities.