Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that new evidence received after the final September 2015 rating decision warrants readjudication of the claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus began in service and has continued to the present, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to obtain and sustain substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for neck disability, clavicle disability, hypertension, low back disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen claims of service connection for tinnitus and hepatitis C is granted. On de novo review, service connection for hepatitis C is also granted.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded due to inadequate examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure. The claim will be reviewed again with a new examination and additional information provided.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an anxiety disorder with PTSD, have not rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus of the right ear is related to his in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus and TDIU due to withdrawal by the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is not related to his military service.,The Board also denied service connection for tinnitus, concluding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his time in service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and a vocational assessment to determine his employability, as well as an opinion from the Director of Compensation Service regarding extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inconsistencies in the evidence and need for additional development, including verification of a reported stressor and obtaining VA examinations.

The Board has dismissed all the issues of service connection raised by the Veteran, as he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of all issues on appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have made it impossible for him to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 15, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diplopia and bilateral tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for diplopia and concluding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current tinnitus and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for depression, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate VA examination.