Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with the Board resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for fibromyalgia, tinnitus, and right orchiectomy with residuals due to incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine the etiology of his joint and muscle pains, bilateral tinnitus, and residuals of right orchiectomy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence in the May 2014 VA examiner's opinion. The case is now back with the AOJ for a new etiology opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development and examination regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence does not support a nexus to service or aggravation of pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, and the Board finds that there is sufficient evidence to grant these claims. The Veteran has current diagnoses of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, which are related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure during Army air traffic control duty.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his military service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus), obstructive sleep apnea, and TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The skin disability of the scalp claim was withdrawn, while bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and bilateral cataracts, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were all granted. Increased ratings of 20 percent for both lower extremity peripheral neuropathies have been awarded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed as the appellant has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is related to in-service noise exposure and granting a grant of 10% disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's current tinnitus is considered unrelated to military noise exposure.

The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have been incurred in service as it was present within one year of his separation.

The Veteran's claim for chronic residuals of a head injury is denied as there is no credible evidence showing the condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as they are at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus must be denied as the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been assigned.,The awards of service connection for left and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy are not entitled to an earlier effective date due to failure to perfect an appeal in January 2014.,Increased ratings for PTSD, thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathies, and left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathies are remanded. The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is also remanded.,The award of an earlier effective date for the increased rating of 20 percent for right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy is remanded.,The issue of a TDIU prior to June 2, 2017 is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claims and must be remanded as well.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his in-service noise exposure and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, eczema of the hands, and dizziness are all found to be related to service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.