Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's neurological disorder, PTSD, and tinnitus have been granted service connection due to the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam for Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism. Service connection is also granted for PTSD based on combat stressors and tinnitus due to continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The examiner needs to provide a more definitive opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant is not entitled to DIC under Section 1318.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evaluations and a need for further medical examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder, lumbosacral strain, knee arthritis, tinnitus, and various nerve entrapments, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus for further evaluation due to conflicting medical opinions based on a study from the Institute of Medicine.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to insufficient medical opinions considering a recent study.

The Board has remanded the claims for hepatitis C, tinnitus, and a sleep disorder to include sleep apnea and REM-related sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence addressing their etiology.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and continues thereafter, granting service connection.,The Veteran's right shoulder disorder is found to have resulted from an in-service injury, granting service connection.,The Veteran's neurological condition of the bilateral feet and/or cold injury residuals are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current tinnitus was incurred in service, and thus, assigned him the benefit of the doubt.,For his hemorrhoids, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), bilateral hearing loss, degenerative joint disease of the left ankle, and residuals of right ankle injury claims, a new VA examination is required to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU, but the issues of increased ratings for PTSD and other conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that her tinnitus began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury.,An earlier effective date of December 13, 2013, but no earlier, has been granted for the grant of service connection for right ankle tendonitis. The Veteran's informal claim was received on December 13, 2013.,The Veteran is entitled to a 10 percent rating from December 13, 2013, for bilateral tendonitis. However, an increased rating in excess of 10 percent is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.,Service connection for a low back condition (DDD L4-5) is remanded as the February 2015 VA examiner could not provide a medical opinion without imaging testing and additional review of records. The examiner will be asked to address whether the Veteran's scoliosis, diagnosed in service, was congenital.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded as there are insufficient records available for evaluation.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his in-service noise exposure and his current conditions.

An initial 10 percent rating is granted for left elbow strain, effective July 31, 2017.,Service connection is granted for right shoulder and right elbow strains.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss have been granted. The Board has remanded the remaining issues due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, chronic low back strain with invertebral disc syndrome, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since January 11, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and tinnitus rendered him unable to work as of October 1, 2014. The Board finds that he is unemployable due to his disabilities from this date.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a nexus to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to incomplete service treatment records. The VA will attempt to obtain any missing records, provide notice as required by law, conduct further development if necessary, and then readjudicate the claims.