Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is not related to his military service due to inconsistent reports of when and how the condition began.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, and his bilateral hearing loss claim has been reopened. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disorder and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the record, including a lack of audiometric testing during service.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was granted effective March 1, 2016. The decision also grants an earlier effective date of March 1, 2015 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim will be further developed with a VA examination, while the tinnitus claim is deferred until the ongoing development on the hearing loss claim is completed.

The Board has determined that additional service treatment records are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for left arm disorder, bilateral pes planus, and tinnitus. The AOJ should obtain these records and then review the record and obtain any addendum opinions deemed necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, cervical spine disability, radiculopathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, and tinnitus. The reasons include that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for low back disability, and there is no direct or secondary service connection based on the evidence provided.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including enlarged liver, TBI, splenomegaly, vitiligo, subcortical white matter brain lesion, allergic rhinitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and tinnitus. The Veteran was granted a 40% disability rating for goblet cell carcinoma with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and a separate compensable rating of 10% for loss of sphincter control associated with IBS.

The Board has remanded the claims for chronic otitis media, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete development. The AOJ is required to obtain all relevant VA treatment records from December 2014 up to the Veteran's death in June 2018, as well as any private medical records provided by the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and anxiety disorder are remanded due to the need for additional development of his private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee and ankle disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being returned to obtain VA medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

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

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's ringing in his ears since service is related to noise exposure. Service connection for depression was denied as there is no evidence linking current symptoms to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is presumed to be related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they are intertwined, requiring additional medical inquiry.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, initial rating for sinusitis, and initial compensable rating for hypertension due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further examination as there is insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.