Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's tinnitus, renal disease, and hypertension are granted as service-connected. The right ear hearing loss and TDIU claims are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's hearing loss is rated at 30 percent from June 14, 2018. The rating for tinnitus remains at 10 percent.,The claims for bronchitis, swelling of bilateral hands and left leg, headaches, essential tremor (claimed as nervous system impairment), and anxiety disorder are all remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are due to in-service loud noise exposure. The decision is based on the presumption of continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chest pain, hepatitis, lung disease, headaches, residuals of a neck injury, and gastrointestinal disorder due to lack of a statement of the case.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's consistent reports and credible statements support a link between his in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was reopened and granted.,Service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus were also granted, with effective dates of January 6, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no prior claim filed before January 7, 2015.

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

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hepatitis C. The evidence does not establish in-service acoustic trauma or chronic symptoms related to these conditions. The Board also found no continuity of symptomatology since discharge from active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left and right knee disorders, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, tinnitus, lumbar back pain, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation for the entirety of the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and tension headaches, as well as the reopening of a claim for ovarian cysts. The application to connect an acquired psychiatric disorder was also remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination to assess whether the Veteran's posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation, status post-surgical repair, results in a symptom analogous to a cerebellar gait and whether his tinnitus is related to another cause.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the criteria to establish a qualifying hearing loss disability have not been met.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted as her condition is causally related to service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have been incurred during his active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU award.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus need additional development due to missing examination reports.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there is insufficient evidence to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.