Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's hearing loss is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is as likely as not related to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to noise exposure in service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown to be related to service.,His neck muscle change was not linked to service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus has been denied as no application was filed prior to February 18, 2015.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for right shoulder disability is reopened based on new evidence provided by Dr. A.A.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot fungus disability is not reopened due to the lack of materiality of the submitted evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for spine disability is reopened based on new evidence provided by Dr. A.A.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disability is reopened based on new evidence provided by Dr. A.A.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but the issue of bilateral hearing loss remains pending and needs further examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete VA examinations and conflicting opinions regarding service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to noise exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been rated at 20 percent prior to January 6, 2016 and at 40 percent thereafter. The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent.,The Veteran's TDIU claim remains pending as he has not submitted the required forms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as his PTSD claim, were granted. The initial rating for PTSD was denied, but the Veteran received a higher rating of 50 percent effective March 23, 2011. The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent since July 10, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for a new VA examination due to concerns about the adequacy of the previous examination and the need to consider the Veteran's symptoms related to eardrum surgery.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and are related to his military duties.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of audiological examination.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's time in service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral foot disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's tinnitus and his military service. A new VA examination is needed.

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