Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's reported in-service right ear injury and noise exposure, requiring further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to outstanding medical records and the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of a right leg injury was not reopened, but his claims for tinnitus and headaches were both granted.,Tinnitus has been reopened and is now considered. The evidence shows that the Veteran may have experienced tinnitus during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun in service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is denied as there is no current diagnosis and the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his tinnitus began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are denied as there is no current diagnosis and the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his peripheral neuropathy began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is denied as there is no current diagnosis and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his acquired psychiatric condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board dismissed the appeal of sleep apnea. Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted service connection.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a sinus condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU rating prior to December 5, 2016. The Board denied his claim as he did not have at least one disability rated at 40 percent with a combined evaluation of 80 percent.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, but his left and right knee disabilities are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity that they preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU effective October 2, 2006.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of PTSD, left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome, eczema, and right wrist ganglion cyst are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service noise exposure or herbicide exposure related to diabetes mellitus, and thus denied these claims.

The veteran died of a service-connected disability, but the appellant was over the age of 26 at the time of his death and thus is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, anemia, enlarged prostate, right ankle condition, and high blood pressure. The issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.,There are no current diagnoses or evidence linking the Veteran's conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation, resulting in a grant of TDIU effective August 30, 2016. The issues of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip and residuals of a right hip and femur injury are remanded.

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

The Board has granted the reopening of the previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus, to include as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, have been granted.

The Board has granted effective dates of June 30, 2006 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and May 11, 2011 for PTSD. The earlier effective date claims are denied.