Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder due to incomplete STRs.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, and initial rating for tinea pedis have been denied. The Board found no current disability for hearing loss meeting VA compensation standards, no in-service onset or chronicity of symptoms for tinnitus, and insufficient coverage under the skin rating criteria for tinea pedis.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA medical records and procedural errors in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 6, 2013.

The Veteran's renal disability is granted as related to presumed herbicide exposure.,Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both granted based on in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea with hypersomnia, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board has granted the Veteran's application for TDIU.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD have been granted. The Veteran is now rated at 70% for PTSD.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for otitis media, impaired hearing, and tinnitus have been granted. The decision also remanded the claims for otitis media (claimed as mastoiditis) and peripheral vestibular disorder.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus. The issues of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as anxiety and depression) due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The decision on bilateral hearing loss remains pending and remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence for hypertension, absence of a current disability for hearing loss, and no causal link between tinnitus and military noise exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with situational phobia, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of cold injury of the right foot and left foot are granted.,Service connection is denied for tinnitus.

The Veteran's application to reopen claims for service connection for a right hand disability, left hand disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus has been granted.,Service connection is being remanded for the right hand disability, left hand disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for COPD, sleep apnea, frostbite residuals, and tinnitus as these conditions have been fully granted in a previous rating decision.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential herbicide exposure in Korea. The Veteran is also denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted.,His claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is remanded, as well as his claim for sleep apnea.