Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations. The issues include reopening of previously denied claims, as well as new diagnoses and relationships between current conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and missing records. The Veteran will be provided with VA examinations to determine if he has current disabilities, their etiology, and whether they are related to his military service.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to a perforated right ear drum he incurred in service. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether his current right ear hearing loss is related to this injury.,There is no evidence of left ear hearing loss during service, and there are no medical opinions linking it to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pigmentary glaucoma, low back disorder, right thumb disorder, hyperemia conjunctiva, sinusitis, tinnitus, and left and right elbow disorders.

The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral pes planus, right knee disability, right eye disability, and sinusitis are remanded due to the need for additional development of his service treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right thumb disability has been reopened, and his hearing loss and tinnitus have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The PTSD claim remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military noise exposure during ACDUTRA in 1979, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that further development is needed in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case is being remanded for additional examinations and development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, duodenal ulcer, lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy have all been denied. The effective date of the awards is April 23, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for bladder cancer. The decision on the issue of service connection for bladder cancer is based on direct evidence rather than a presumption or continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease are granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicides. Tinnitus is also granted service connection due to in-service noise exposure. Service connection for a renal condition and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy remains pending as the Veteran has not been examined regarding these conditions. Bilateral SNHL's service connection is denied.

The Board dismissed the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the Veteran's other service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that his in-service noise exposure is related to his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for hypertension.

The Veteran's application to reopen claims for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss was granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a finding of service connection for tinnitus, but remanded for further development regarding the claim for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, ischemic heart disease, and various gunshot wound residuals, have resulted in loss of use of the lower extremities. The Board has granted specially adapted housing for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of verified in-service stressors. The temporary total ratings for right and left knee surgeries were also denied as the evidence did not show severe postoperative residuals or immobilization.,The Veteran's application for TDIU was denied because his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral knee disability, knee scars, and TBI. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension as secondary to the acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of nexus opinion and potential delayed-onset hearing loss.