Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient reasoning and lack of adequate examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including IBS, ulcer condition, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, tinnitus, insomnia, left ankle disability (claimed as memory loss, tremors and neurological disease), and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found no current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a neck disorder, tinnitus, and headaches.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on direct evidence of their onset during or shortly after military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence received after the February 2019 statement of the case. The claims will be reviewed by the AOJ for any additional information and then readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and hypertension as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential in-service noise exposure and fear of hostile military activity during combat service.

The Veteran's PTSD, hypertension and tinnitus have been granted ratings. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are found to be related to service, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been denied. The maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has already been assigned for both conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, left foot disorder, and lumbar spine disorder were not incurred in or related to his military service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are due to in-service acoustic trauma and continuous symptoms since service separation. The decision is based on presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected due to exposure during combat service, with the presumption of service connection for noise-induced hearing loss.

Your claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed because the Veteran did not file a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) as required by VA regulations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and service.

The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and denied service connection for tinnitus and low back disability. Hearing loss is found to be related to in-service noise exposure, while the evidence does not support a finding that tinnitus or low back disability are related to service.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is remanded due to an inadequate August 2019 medical opinion and the need for a VA examination/medical opinion regarding the relationship between tinnitus and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure. However, the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to a lack of evidence showing the condition began during service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.,Service connection was granted for tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 20, 2018, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus is denied as there was no formal claim after the April 2018 Board decision and prior to her petition to reopen on August 20, 2018.