Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board has granted reopening of service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus and left ankle strain. The Veteran's claims are being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral varicose veins, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The denial of these claims is based on a lack of evidence establishing a nexus to service or continuous symptoms since service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not due to her military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, cold injury residuals, tinnitus, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss, make it impossible for him to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the claim for TDIU.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and tinnitus has been granted. The left wrist disability remains under remand.,The Veteran's DMII is presumed related to his exposure to herbicides during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to invalid test results and insufficient examination findings. Additional evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

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

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during his active duty service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed all the appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to May 7, 2020, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure. The decision is based on direct service connection as there was no presumption or secondary service connection involved.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability before May 20, 2014. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities include asbestos-related plaques, degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spine, rhabdomyolysis (right and left lower extremities), and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, and he is entitled to special monthly compensation based on regular aid and attendance due to his need for assistance with daily activities.

The Veteran's tinnitus was not present during service, continuously symptomatic since service, or present within one year of the Veteran’s separation from service. The Board denied service connection for tinnitus as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because there was no pending claim for TDIU or an increased rating for PTSD prior to the July 27, 2015 application. The effective date of the TDIU grant is set at July 27, 2015.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his current condition is related to in-service noise exposure. The claim for service connection for denture discomfort was denied as there is no evidence of a disabling dental condition due to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The right knee bursitis and bilateral tinnitus cases are denied, while the other issues on appeal remain pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining relevant federal records and providing adequate VA examinations. The AOJ is instructed to obtain SSA records, provide a new VA examination for psychiatric conditions, and schedule a new VA hearing loss and tinnitus examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss as secondary to the service-connected tinnitus disability and for right foot talipes equinovarus (clubfoot). Service connection for cardiovascular disorder, diagnosed as CAD, was denied due to lack of herbicide exposure.