Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and incomplete information, particularly regarding his periods of active duty in Germany. The VA will make additional efforts to obtain these records.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no credible evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and consideration, including obtaining a line of duty determination, additional VA treatment records, and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service alcohol use.

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

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence is new and material, as it relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim - his tinnitus being related to noise exposure during service.,For the bilateral hearing loss disability, the Veteran's claim was not reopened because no new and material evidence was received since the April 2012 rating decision. The Board found that the evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim - his hearing loss not being related to service.

The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for a stomach disability, right and left knee disabilities, right and left elbow disabilities, and a right hand disability. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors for PTSD. The Veteran is still entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but his claim for PTSD remains pending.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,The case is remanded to determine if the Veteran has a hearing loss disability for VA purposes and whether it is related to military noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, both of which are presumed to have been incurred in service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma. The claim is reopened due to new evidence received since the February 2012 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to an inadequate August 2016 VA examination. The examiner is asked to provide a new opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that current hearing loss and tinnitus are related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The denial of hearing loss is based on the lack of a significant threshold shift during National Guard service, while the grant of tinnitus is attributed to its onset in service.

Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.,The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further examination to determine its relationship to service-connected conditions or in-service herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's chronic kidney disease is remanded for further examination to determine its relationship to service-connected conditions or in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection, including for PTSD, hypertension and tinnitus, high cholesterol, bilateral eye disability, erectile dysfunction, residuals of a back injury, vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates for the awards have not been determined.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as it was incurred in service.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it first manifested during service and has been continuous since.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure.

Your appeal for service connection has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's anxiety disorder claim is remanded due to a failure to obtain VA treatment records and an examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and back condition are all granted. The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing hearing loss was aggravated during service, his tinnitus began within one year of service, and his back condition is related to in-service lifting activities.