Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2020

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that it did not begin during or immediately after his military service and is unrelated to any in-service noise exposure. The evidence showed no complaints of tinnitus in service and a long delay between its onset and separation from service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to May 31, 2016 was denied due to the combined rating of his service-connected disabilities not meeting the schedular requirements. The Board has now remanded this issue to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with previous directives and the need for a new VA examination to assess the combined effect of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability.

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

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a vocational assessment and VA examinations of his service-connected disabilities. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to February 19, 2016, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to obtain recent VA treatment records and conduct current VA examinations regarding his service-connected disabilities. The issues of increased ratings for various conditions are being remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent effective from December 28, 2015. The Board also granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The right and left hip disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with a grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss denied.,Prior to January 8, 2020, the Veteran's cervicogenic tension-type headaches are not rated higher than 30 percent. Effective from January 8, 2020, his disability rating is increased to 50 percent.,TDIU was granted prior to November 2, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, retroperitoneal fibrosis and tinnitus, have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period. The Board finds that his claim for a TDIU is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete evaluations, conflicting opinions, and need for additional development. The claims will be reviewed again with new medical evidence.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is denied.,New and material evidence having been received, the claim for entitlement to service connection for a skin condition is reopened.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have had its onset in service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to November 2, 2018 did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of in-service noise exposure. Service connection was also denied for lumbar and cervical spine disabilities as there is no probative evidence linking these conditions to service.