Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and exposure to herbicides are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and information.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) for need of aid and attendance. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.

The Board has decided that the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus need further examination and must be remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are attributable to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all claims related to service connection for various conditions, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, depression (previously claimed as nervous disorder), skin rash/fungus, left leg disorder, right leg disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a back disorder.

The Veteran's service connection claims for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, asthma, diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disorder secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus and denied a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence linking his current symptoms to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a hearing disability during or within one year after service. The VA examiner concluded that the current hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for presbyopia, right eye condition, eczema, hemorrhoids, tinnitus, and herpes were all denied. However, the Veteran was granted service connection for these conditions with earlier effective dates than April 29, 2016.,A new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's nose condition and allergies are related to his service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety (acquired psychiatric disorder), right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, tinnitus, and headache disorder have all been denied. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to active duty service.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, anxiety (acquired psychiatric disorder), right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, tinnitus, and headache disorder are all denied. The evidence does not show current disabilities or a link to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been reopened. The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the VA examination regarding the private audiograms.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are due to in-service acoustic trauma. The decision is based on credible evidence of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus do not render him unemployable, as he has worked for twelve years as a custodian. The Board finds the evidence does not illustrate that his disabilities prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature of the Veteran's hearing loss at entry into service, and whether his current hearing loss is related to noise exposure in service.

The appeal of the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there was no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.,An effective date earlier than May 24, 2012, for the grant of TDIU is denied because the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for interstitial lung disease (ILD) have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s tinnitus began during active service or was related to any in-service injury, event, or disease. For ILD, the PFT results showed FVC at 74% and DLCO (SB) at 64%, post-bronchodilator, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active duty service.,Service connection was also denied based on the presumption in favor of chronic diseases or continuity of symptomatology.