Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran's wife.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and residuals of a head injury have been readjudicated due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for PTSD remains pending.,PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent.

The Veteran's tinnitus claim has been granted on a presumptive basis due to noise exposure in service.,Service connection for left knee and right knee disorders is being remanded as new evidence was submitted after the previous denial.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his left knee/lower extremity and back disabilities, are found to render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment. The Board granted the TDIU claim with resolution of reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of a fall with barbed wire are granted. The claim for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is a proximate relationship between the two conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed because the claim had not been perfected and there were no grounds to review the Board decision.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability due to duty to assist errors. The Veteran's reports about his symptoms in-service and post-service will be considered, along with any medical opinion provided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for syphilis and arthritis are reopened, but the Board has remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for tinnitus and low back disability due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, major depressive disorder, shoulder disorders, elbow disorders, wrist disorders, low back disorders, right ankle disorders, and left foot disorders. The appeal is not about service connection at all in some cases.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and a claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to complications from back surgery.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of whether a TDIU should be granted on an extraschedular basis prior to March 7, 2008.

The Board has confirmed and continued the denial of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder due to lack of new and relevant evidence.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on newly received evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board finds that his hearing loss did not begin in service.,Service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's STRs showed no shifts in hearing during his periods of active duty. The VA examiner concluded that the current hearing loss is more likely related to occupational and recreational noise exposure rather than service.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss did not begin during his active duty and is not related to in-service noise exposure.,The Board also denied service connection for tinnitus, concluding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to in-service noise exposure.

Your claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted in a previous decision. As such, the current appeal is dismissed.