Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the current severity of his hearing loss and service connection for these conditions. The Veteran is also asked to provide any relevant private records related to Eustachian tube surgery.

The Board has remanded the claims for low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran is also required to undergo a VA examination to assess the severity of his left thigh disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes and therefore denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim of service connection for tinnitus was dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection in a prior rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current recurrent tinnitus had its onset during active military service. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 31, 2014. From December 31, 2014, the criteria for TDIU were not met.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for right knee and low back disabilities.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected asthma. Other conditions are denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have begun during service and has been ongoing since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if referral for extraschedular TDIU is warranted for the period prior to May 4, 2013 due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for migraine headaches, effective from November 22, 2013. Service connection was not established for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric condition, tinnitus, or heart murmur with history of myocardial infarctions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has been denied as his puretone threshold averages do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and opinions are insufficient to adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran is therefore being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied because the evidence did not show that the Veteran had a hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable disability rating for laceration of the right hand, and for whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for left ankle disability and low back disability are dismissed. The claim for service connection for neck disability is denied as no new and material evidence was submitted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during active service and is granting service connection for it. However, the decision on bilateral hearing loss remains pending as further examination and evidence are needed.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for chronic ingrown toenails, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claims for high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and hypertension were denied. The Veteran was granted a TDIU beginning May 11, 2015.

The Veteran's claim of a rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus is dismissed, and the claim for service connection for a neck condition (to include as secondary to a service-connected back disability) is remanded.